虽然今年以来中国的消费支出开始增强，但仍然不足以替代投资成为经济增长的主要动力。很重要的原因是社会保障网络的欠缺，未来养老、医疗及教育成本的不确定性影响着每一个家庭的储蓄，而只有消除这种不确定性才能促进个人消费。世界银行经济学家称，对于中国来说，扩大社会保障网络对于目前拉动消费和促进经济增长至关重要。
Although consumption of the Chinese has gone up ever since the beginning of this year, it is not enough to take the place of investment as the chief motive force of China’s economic growth. An important reason for this is the deficiency of social security network. The uncertainty of the future cost of old-age support, medical care and children’s education is a leading factor for every family to deposit money in the bank. And, only when this uncertainty is eliminated, can individual consumption be stimulated. Economists from the World Bank stated that, as far as China is concerned, the expansion of social security network is essential to her present attempt to encourage consumption and to promote economic increase.
