Not exact matches
Many investors believe that China is currently under - represented in
global equity indices relative to its economic influence (for example, China represents roughly 17 % of
global GDP, 11 % of
global trade, and 9 % of
global consumption but today comprises only a 3.5 % weight in the MSCI ACWI Index).1, 2 Given the size of the China A-shares market, inclusion in
global indices is regarded as key to bringing China's
overall representation more closely in line.
After all,
overall sparkling wine
consumption (including Champagne) only expanded by 0.3 % in 2015, with Champagne bucking the recent trend by outperforming its
global competition.
Global wine
consumption fell in 2014, but shows signs of stabilization
Global wine
consumption has dropped slightly in the last year, according to the latest figures from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, but
overall there are signs of stabilization...
Recent forecasts predict that
global wine
consumption will grow to a record 3.59 billion 9 - litre cases
overall within three years, as new markets open up, and new wine - producing areas come on stream.
Overall, the U.S. accounts for about one - third of
global pizza
consumption.
The technology currently available for installing distributed renewable energy in developing countries can not yet raise all of the world's poorest to the levels of per capita energy
consumption previously reached in the west, but developed countries are already reducing
overall energy demand and increasing energy efficiency, rendering historical patterns of energy usage the wrong benchmark for
global standards in any case.
The
overall impact of these changes on
global energy
consumption will be relatively small although the impact on deforestation and food security may be considerable.