The BRICs as Drivers of Global Consumption

As the G3 countries face a slow and difficult recovery, final demand will need to rise in the rest of the world to sustain global growth in the future. The world can look to the BRICs to increase their contribution to global domestic demand through higher consumption. This month we examine this possibility through consumption trends in the BRICs.

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