中国城镇居民消费结构的聚类分析

改革开放以来,中国居民收入不断提高,生活质量不断提升,消费需求更加活跃,居民消费不断升级换代,但消费结构存在一定的地域性差异.利用聚类分析方法对我国31个省(直辖市、自治区)的城镇居民消费结构进行聚类分析,探讨我国各区域之间城镇居民消费结构的差异,从而为各地政府根据地区间的消费结构差异制定更加合理的用以促进当地经济发展的引导性政策提供更加有效的决策依据.

Cluster analysis of consumption structure of Chinese urban residents

Chinese consumption demand becomes more dynamic which gives rise to the constantly upgrading of residents' consumption with constantly rising of income and continually promoting of quality of life since the Reform and Opening Policy were carried out in China,but there are some certain regional differences on consumption structure.This essay employs cluster analysis to analyze the consumption structure of Chinese urban residents in 31 provinces in order to find out the differences of consumption structure in different provinces.The purpose of this paper is to help the local government to establish more suitable policies to promote development of local economy more effectively.