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平均消費性向 (heikinshouhiseikou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

平へい均きん消しょう費ひ性せい向こう

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Meanings

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average propensity to consume

Economics term: the proportion of income that is spent on consumption on average. Often abbreviated as APC.

平へい均きん消しょう費ひ性せい向こうは、所しょ得とくに対たいする消しょう費ひ支し出しゅつの割

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The average propensity to consume indicates the ratio of consumption expenditure to income.

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
均level, average
消extinguish, blow out, turn off
費expense, cost, spend
性sex, gender, nature
向yonder, facing, beyond

Related words

限げん界かい消しょう費ひ性せい向こう
Marginal propensity to consume (MPC): the change in consumption from an additional unit of income, whereas 平均消費性向 is the average ratio.

Built from

平へい均きん+消しょう費ひ性せい向こう

Etymology

Compound of 平均 (average), 消費 (consumption), and 性向 (propensity). A direct translation of the English economics term 'average propensity to consume'.