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China's consumers are pushing the nation to the top once again. Bloomberg News.
中國的消費者正在將中國推上另一個高峰。
It will overtake Japan this year to be the country with the biggest appetite for luxury goods, HSBC predicts in a research report issued late last week. The broker said that it expects China's consumers to keep spending, even if their affluent counterparts in the West stop.
匯豐銀行上周公布的一份研究報告稱,中國將在今年超過日本,成為奢侈品需求最大的國家。據匯豐預計,就算西方富人停止購買奢侈品,中國消費者的支出仍將繼續(xù)增加。
The reasons are, at least in part, cultural. “Displaying wealth has become a trend in China, and we think this will continue to translate into growing purchases of luxury goods for oneself, or as gifts,” HSBC said. “We think consumer habits may not necessarily always correspond to income levels due to the need to socially fit in and show off wealth.”
其原因(至少部分的原因)在于中國的文化。匯豐認為,炫富在中國已經成為一種潮流,這將繼續(xù)體現(xiàn)為個人奢侈品消費上的增加。出于社會認同和炫富等原因,消費習慣不一定總和收入層次相掛鉤。
It added a historical note: “In Chinese and Russian communist societies, individual property was not allowed and private wealth was traditionally suspicious. With the liberalization of the economy, a new class system was created where your place on the ladder may depend on how much money one earns, and owning luxury goods can help display the level of one's wealth.”
匯豐還提及了歷史方面的原因。過去,在中國和蘇聯(lián)這樣的社會主義國家里,政府不允許個人擁有財富。傳統(tǒng)上來說,私人財產是很可疑的東西。經濟放開之后,新出現(xiàn)了一系列社會階層劃分體系,你在這個體系中的位置決定于你賺多少錢,而擁有奢侈品有助于顯示你的富有程度。
Social changes occurring around the world, such as people marrying later, women's growing financial independence and increasing brand awareness, may also be fueling the growth in China, HSBC said.
匯豐還說,全球范圍內社會的變化,如婚齡的推遲、女性經濟獨立性的增強、品牌意識的提升也促進了中國消費者對奢侈品的需求。
China has some 1,363 people with wealth of more than 1 billion yuan (roughly $157 million), up 36% from last year, HSBC said, citing statistic from the Hurun Rich List 2010. About 189 qualify as USD billionaires.
匯豐說,根據《2010胡潤財富報告》的統(tǒng)計數字,中國有1,363人擁有的個人財富超過了10億元(約合1.57億美元),人數比上一年增加了36%。其中大約有189人的個人資產達到或超過了十億美元。。
Watches and jewelry, in particular, stand to benefit from growing luxury demand in the region. In the first half of 2011, China overtook France as the third-largest importer of Swiss watches, growing 49% from the year-earlier period, HSBC said.
奢侈品需求增加尤其令手表和珠寶等產品受益。匯豐稱,在2011年上半年,中國已經超過法國成為全球第三大瑞士手表進口國,比前一年同期增加了49%。
Hong Kong, where watch retailers line some streets of upscale neighborhoods like Central, saw imports grow 28%. In addition, watchmakers such as Richemont and Swatch may gain from expected cuts to import taxes in China.
在手表零售店遍布中環(huán)等高檔社區(qū)街道兩側的香港,手表的進口量增加了28%。此外,如果未來中國進口稅降低,歷峰集團(Richemont)和斯沃琪集團(Swatch)()等手表制造企業(yè)將從中受益。
Jewelry is even better poised than watches, according to HSBC, with the growing spending power of Chinese women working in the industry's favor.
根據匯豐對預測,珠寶業(yè)的形勢比手表業(yè)更加向好。中國女性日漸增強的消費能力對這個行業(yè)越來越有利。
“There were almost 197 million women between the ages of 30 and 49 in 2009, representing almost 17% of the total population. This target audience,” HSBC said, “has huge potential as these women become more-engaged luxury consumers.” Local retailers like Luk Fook and Chow Sang Sang, as well as global players like Tiffany, are already catering to these consumers.
匯豐聲稱,2009年,30歲至49歲之間的中國女性人數為1.97億,接近全部人口的17%。這一目標群體潛力巨大,因為她們在奢侈品消費上將會變得更加活躍。六福和周生生等本土零售商和蒂芙尼(Tiffany)等國際珠寶商已經在為這一龐大的顧客群體提供服務了。
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