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Investmentinthepublicsector,suchaselectr icity,irrigation,publicservicesandtr ansport(excludingvehicles,shipsandplanes)increasedbyabout10%,althoughtheemphasismovedtothetr ansportandawayfromtheothersectorsmentioned.Tradeandservicesrecordeda16%～17%investmentgrowth,includinga30%increaseininvestmentinbusinesspremises.Industr ialinvestmentisestimatedtohaverisenby8%.Althoughtheshareofagricultureintotalgrossinvestmentintheeconomycontinuedtodecline,investmentgrew9%inabsoluteterms,largelyspurredonbya23%expansionofinvestmentinagriculturalequipment.Housingconstr uctionhad12%moreinvestedinitin1964,notsomuchowingtoincreaseddemand,astofearsofnewtaxesandlimitationofbuilding.
Totalconsumptioninrealtermsrosebycloseon11%during1964,andpercapitalpersonalconsumptionbyunder7%,asin1963.Theundesirabletr endtowardsarapidriseinconsumption,evidentinpreviousyears,remainedunaltered.Sinceatcurrentpricesconsumptionroseby16%anddisposableincomeby13%,therewasevidentlyafallintherateofsavingintheprivatesectoroftheeconomy.onceagainconsumptionpatternsindicatedaswiftadvanceinthestandardofliving.Expenditureonfooddeclinedinsignificance,althoughconsumptionoffruitincreased.
Spendingonfurnitureandhouseholdequipment,health,educationandrecreationcontinuedtoincrease.Thegreatestproofofalteredlivingstandardswastherapidexpansionofexpenditureontr ansport(includingprivatecars)andpersonalservicesofallkinds,whichoccurredduring1964.Theprogressivewealthoflargesectorsofthepublicwasdemonstr atedbythechangingcompositionofdurablegoodspurchased.Saturationpointwasrapidlybeingapproachedforitemssuchasthefirsthouseholdradio,gascookers,andelectr ic,refrigerators,whereasincreasingpurchasesofautomobilesandtelevisionsetswereregistered.
31.theauthorthinksthatthetr endtowardsarapidriseinconsumptionwas"undesirable"because______.
A)peoplesavedless
B)peoplewerewealthy
C)peopleconsumedless
D)expendituresonluxuriesincreased
正确答案：A答案：A
[试题分析]事实分析题。
[详细解答]实际上提问的是第二段对第一方面消费趋向的分析。根据第二段第三句中therewasevidentlyafallintherateofsavingintheprivatesectoroftheeconomy．因此，答案应该是A。
