2007年，家庭消费仅占国内生产总值的34 ％ ， 而总消费量不到国内生产总值的50 ％ 。 但是，这个弱点是体制上的，在短期内不会轻易改变。
Household consumption only accounted for 34% of GDP and total consumption is less than 50% of GDP in 2007.  That weakness, however, is institutional and cannot be easily corrected in the short run.