【英语生活】亚洲富人生活成本激增

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2011-9-6 08:08

小艾摘要: If you think gasoline is expensive, just be thankful you don't have to buy Chanel quilted bags in Asia.According to a new Asian Lifestyle Index from the Swiss private bank Julius Baer, the cost of liv ...
If you think gasoline is expensive, just be thankful you don't have to buy Chanel quilted bags in Asia.

According to a new Asian Lifestyle Index from the Swiss private bank Julius Baer, the cost of living the luxury life in Asia soared 11.7% in dollar terms over the past year. That's more than twice the inflation rate for Asia as a whole. Even in local currency terms, the inflation rate was 7.2%.

The Lifestyle Index is based on a basket of 20 luxury goods and services that are commonly purchased by millionaires in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai. The items include everything from Oyster Rolex watches and Armani suits to boarding school and face lifts. (Some sample items are below)

The main reason for the inflation: more demand from more rich people.

Julius Baer said the number of people in Asia with $1 million or more in investible assets will more than double by 2015, to 2.82 million. Their total wealth will nearly triple to $15.8 trillion, they said.

China alone will account for nearly half of the number of high net-worth individuals, with 1.4 million rich people by 2015, the report said.

Of course, Julius Bear, which is betting part of its future in Asia, has an incentive to pump up the projections.

Yet all reports point to a higher growth rate of rich people in Asia, Europe and the U.S. And more millionaires means more people vying for the same BMWs and Birkin bags.

Do you think the luxury inflation rate in Asia will increase or decrease over the next year?

SAMPLE ITEMS FROM THE LIFESTYLE INDEX

Bottle of Lafite Rothschild 2000 Price in USD: $3,336, up 21.9% from 2010.

Chanel quilted bag. Price: $4,185, up 17.5%

Steinway Grand Piano. Price: $201,021, up 16.7%

Ladies Classic Louboutin pumps. Price: $1,868, up 10.8%

Tiffany 2 ct diamond ring. Price $96,479, up 10.3%

Oyster Rolex watch. $32,201, up 9.1%

Cohiba siglo VI cigar, $760, up 5%

Scupltra liquid facelift. $6,578, up 4.3%

如果你认为汽油价格高昂,那么你真得要为不必在亚洲购买香奈儿(Chanel)绗缝手袋而感到庆幸。

Bloomberg News据瑞士私人银行瑞士宝盛(Julius Baer)编制的一个全新亚洲生活指数(Asian Lifestyle Index)显示,过去一年,以美元计算,在亚洲过奢侈生活的成本猛增11.7%。这一增幅是亚洲整体通胀率的两倍多。即使以当地货币计算,通货膨胀率也只有7.2%。

亚洲生活指数是基于一篮子共计20种奢侈品和服务计算出来的。香港、上海、新加坡和孟买的百万富豪经常消费这些商品和服务,其中包括劳力士蚝式恒动腕表(Oyster Rolex)、阿玛尼(Armani)套装、私立寄宿学校以及面部拉皮手术(本文最后列出了一些样本商品)。

奢侈生活成本上涨的主要原因:日益增加的富豪产生了越来越多的需求。

瑞士宝盛说,到2015年,亚洲可投资资产在100万美元或以上的富豪人数将不止翻一番,达到282万人。瑞士宝盛说,这些人的全部财富将接近原来的三倍,至15.8万亿美元。

报告说,在这些高净值个人中,仅中国富豪的占比就接近一半。到2015年中国将有140万富豪。

当然,对于瑞士宝盛这样将其未来部分命运押在亚洲的金融机构来说,它有动力推高预测数据。

然而,所有的报告都预测亚洲、欧洲和美国的富豪数量增加速度会加快。百万富豪的人数越多,意味著有更多人将消费目标锁定为宝马汽车(BMW)和爱马仕铂金包(Birkin bag)。

在你看来,未来几年,亚洲奢侈生活成本上涨速度是会加快还是减慢?

“亚洲生活指数”包含的几种样本商品和服务:

拉菲堡罗斯柴尔德酒庄2000年红葡萄酒(Bottle of Lafite Rothschild 2000)
价格:3,336美元,较2010年上涨21.9%;

香奈儿绗缝手袋(Chanel quilted bag)
价格:4,185美元,较2010年上涨17.5%。

斯坦威大三角钢琴(Steinway Grand Piano)
价格:201,021美元,较2010年上涨16.7%。

鲁布托经典女士高跟鞋(Ladies Classic Louboutin pumps)
价格:1,868美元,较2010年上涨10.8%。

蒂凡尼2克拉钻戒(Tiffany 2 ct diamond ring)
价格:96,479美元,较2010年上涨10.3%。

劳力士蚝式恒动腕表
价格:32,201美元,较2010年上涨9.1%。

高希霸世纪6号雪茄(Cohiba siglo VI)
价格:760美元,较2010年上涨5%。

Scupltra液态面部拉皮手术
价格:6,578美元,较2010年上涨4.3%。

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