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消費性向 (shouhiseikou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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In countries with a high propensity to consume, the savings rate tends to be low.
We learned about the marginal propensity to consume in economics class.
Kanji 消 extinguish, blow out, turn off Related words 限げん 界かい 消しょう 費ひ 性せい 向こう Specifically the marginal propensity to consume (MPC), the change in consumption from an additional unit of income, while 消費性向 is the broader concept of consumption propensity.
平へい 均きん 消しょう 費ひ 性せい 向こう The average propensity to consume (APC), the ratio of total consumption to total income, a related but distinct measure.
Etymology Compound of 消費 (consumption) and 性向 (propensity, inclination). A modern economic term likely calqued from English 'propensity to consume'.
