Consumer Council

The National Consumer Council gave warning that the admissions would dent consumer confidence in leading high street names and that people would become sceptical of their claims.

全国消费者委员会警告说长此以往会损害消费者的信心，人们也会逐渐怀疑委员会的声明。

The legislation creates a council of regulators to monitor economic risks; establishes a new agency to police consumer financial products; and sets new standards for the way derivatives are traded.

该法案将创建一个由监管机构组成的委员会来监控经济风险，建立一个新的机构负责监管消费金融产品，为衍生品交易方式制定新的标准。

Last year, consumer demand for gold in China totalled 259.6 tons, up 3 percent from 2005, according to data from the gold council.

根据黄金协会的数字，去年中国的黄金消费需求总量达到259.6吨，较2005年上升了3%。