尽管中国居民消费存在低估,但居民消费水平在国际上依然居中,为改善中国的经济增长结构和居民收入分配结构,应该继续提高居民消费能力和潜力目前,国际普遍认为中国居民消费率(居民消费/GDP)较低,居民消费不足是中国经济失衡的主要表现,而一些经济学家则从统计制度的角度指出中国居民消费不足是“假象”。本文通过国际比较研究发现,中国居民消费率确实较低,但从居民实际消费旺盛率看,中国却在世界处于中等水平,居民消费存在低估。 Despite the underestimation of Chinese residents ’consumption, the level of household consumption remains at an international level. To improve China’s economic growth structure and income distribution structure, it should continue to improve residents’ spending power and potential. At present, the international community generally considers that the consumption rate of Chinese residents / GDP) is low, the consumption of residents is the main manifestation of China’s economic imbalance, while some economists point out from the perspective of statistical system that the consumption of Chinese residents is “false impression ”. This article finds through international comparative study that the consumption rate of Chinese residents is really low, but from the actual consumption rate of residents, China is at a middle level in the world, and the consumption of residents is underestimated.