China has stepped into the period of fast growing in the number of elderly,which in turn raising rapidly the consumption demand of the elderly.The elderly has the characteristics different from the population of other age segments in the respects of consumption demand, level and stability of income, marginal propensity of consumption, consumption behavior,which directly determine the consumption demand of the elderly.By the "standard unit of consumption", it is estimated that the total consumption demand of the elderly of China was about 310 billion in 2000, and will increase to about 600 billions in 2005 and one trillion in 2010, respectively.
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作者简介:
李建民(1955-),男,河北人,经济学博士,南开大学人口与发展研究所所长、教授、博士生导师。
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