La Chine prend la 1ère place mondiale pour les dépenses d’alimentation, devant les Etats-Unis

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China's food spending passes U.S. as world No.1

[Marketwatch]

In the last sign of how Chinese consumers are changing the world, new research out of the U.K. showed China is the largest food and grocery market, having overtaken the U.S. in terms of sales in 2011. China's supermarket sector was worth 607 billion pounds ($970 billion) at the end of 2011, nudging ahead of the U.S. market, which came in at $913.5 billion, according to food industry analysts IGD.
The rapid expansion is being driven by China's growing economy, the rising wealth of its population, and inflationary food prices, the report said.
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