Although the United States is still the king of consumer societies,
China is catching up and even overtaking us in some areas. According to the Earth Policy Institute’ China has overtaken Americans in the total consumption of items like TVs and cell phones. Yearly consumption, in millions, of key resources and
products in the two countries, as calculated by the institute:
China - USA
Steel (tons) 258 - 104
Cell phones (in use) 269 - 159
Televisions (in use) 374 - 243
PCs (in use) 36 - 190
Oil (barrels per day) 7 - 20
Automobiles (in use) 24 - 226
Fertilizer (tons) 40 - 20
Grain (tons) 382 - 278
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