中国农村居民消费结构的ELES分析

Analyzing the Consumption Structure of China's Rural Residents According to ELES Model

扩展的线性支出系统需求函数模型是一类经济意义清楚,具有广泛应用价值的需求函数模型。应用该模型分析2004年中国农村居民的收入消费数据,发现：中国农村居民最低生活支出为人年均1384.65元；农村居民生活处于温饱到小康的阶段；农村的交通通讯属于奢侈品；食品价格对其他各类商品需求的影响最大,食品价格上涨将会导致其他各类消费品需求的大幅度下降。

ELES（Extended Linear Expenditure System） is a good demand model which has explicit economic meaning and is used extensively. This article, using the income and consumption data of China＇s rural residents in 2004 to estimate its demand function, comes to a conclusion： basic expenditure of rural residents is 1384. 65yuan（RMB） per capita annually; communication and transportation are luxury in rural area; increase of food price will gready affect demand for other products.