有专家测算,2011年,美国3亿多人口,人均消费15580美元,我国13亿多人口,人均消费仅2170美元,不到美国的1/7。尽管促进消费讲了多年,但我国居民消费率依然偏低,从2000年的46.4%下降到2010年的34.9%。党的十八大报告提出,要牢牢把握扩大内需这一战略基点,加快建立扩大消费需求长效机制,释放居民消费潜力。扩大居民消费到底难在哪里? Some experts have estimated that in 2011, the United States had a population of more than 300 million with a per capita consumption of 15,580 U.S. dollars. China’s population of 1.3 billion people consumes only 2170 U.S. dollars per capita, less than 1/7 of the U.S. figure. Despite the promotion of consumption for many years, the consumption rate of residents in our country remains low, from 46.4% in 2000 to 34.9% in 2010. The report of the 18th CPC National Congress put forward that we must firmly grasp the strategic starting point of expanding domestic demand, speed up the establishment of a long-term mechanism for expanding consumer demand and release the potential for consumer spending. Expansion of consumer spending in the end where is difficult?