https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2024/06/126_377008.html
Older adults eat more convenience store meals amid prolonged inflation
Older Koreans are eating more fast, cheap convenience store food items for lunch than younger age groups amid the current high cost of living crisis, data showed, Wednesday.
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Older Koreans are eating more fast, cheap convenience store food items for lunch than younger age groups amid the current high cost of living crisis, data showed, Wednesday.
prolonged = protracted = long-drawn-out = long-drawn = drawn-out = long-term = long-lasting 오래 지속되는, 장기화된
convenience store 편의점
fast food 패스트 푸드
cheap food 값싼 음식
younger age groups 젊은 층, 어린 나이대
cost of living = living expenses = living cost 생활비, 생계비
make ends meet = eke out a living = eke out an existence = live from hand to mouth 간신히 생계를 유지하다, 입에 풀칠하다
Data released by BC Card, a leading payment processing company here, showed that among those aged 70 or older, 22.9 percent of their total purchases of goods at convenience stores, were made between peak lunch time — from 11 a.m. to 1:59 p.m. — in May.
payment processing 지불 처리
those aged 70 or older 70대 이상의 사람들
purchase = buying 구매, 구입, 매입
peak lunch time = prime lunch time 황금 점심시간대, 골든 점심시간
The rate was 19 percent for those in their 60s, 14.3 percent for those in their 50s, 13.6 percent for those in their 40s, 13.2 percent for those in their 30s, and 13.1 percent for those in their 20s. BC Card assessed that the reliance on convenience store food for lunch has grown at a faster pace since January for those aged 60 or older compared to those in their 30s, 40s or 50s.
access = estimate = evaluate = appraise = judge = calculate = work out = compute = presume = assume = guess = guestimate = conjecture 평가하다, 산출하다, 계산하다
reliance on = dependence on ~에 대한 의존
rely on = depend on = count on = bank on ~에 의존하다, ~에 기대하다
grow at a fast pace 빠른 속도로 성장하다, 빠른 속도로 증가하다
compared to = in comparison with = vis-a-vis = versus = in contrast to = in contrast with = as opposed to = against ~와 비교해서, ~와 대조적으로
The pace of the increase in the January-May period was 3 percentage points for those aged 70 and older and 2.2 percentage points for those aged 60 and older. The rate remains unchanged for those in their 50s. The rate increased by 0.01 percentage points for those in their 40s and by 0.03 percentage points for those in their 30s.
an increase in = a rise in ~에 대한 증가, ~의 증가
remain unchanged = remain constant = be the same as before = be as before = be as used to be = be just as it was 변하지 않다, 바뀐게 없, 여전하다
According to BC Card, the spending by customers at restaurants decreased by up to 11.2 percent so far this year as of May, but spending at convenience stores dropped by 6.8 percent, showing a far lower decrease in sales. “The buying patterns of older adults come as many of them are retired and can’t afford to eat lunch at restaurants like salaried workers do, especially as high inflation persists,” the company noted.
spending = expense = expenditure = outlay = outgoings 지출, 경비, 비용
decrease by = drop by ~만큼 감소하다
far = a lot = still = even 훨씬 더
buying pattern = purchasing pattern 구매 패턴
consumption pattern 소비 패턴
purchasing behaviour 구매 행동
consumer behaviour 소비자 행동
retire = resign = step down = bow out = stand down = withdraw 은퇴하다, 물러나다, 퇴장하다, 사직하다
can't afford to ~할 여유가 없다
salaried worker 봉급생활자, 월급쟁이
persist = persevere = last = linger = keep going = hang on = continue 지속하다, 계속되다
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