一些小商户为持卡消费设立最低消费额，以补偿交易成本。

Some small merchants require credit purchases to have a minimum amount to compensate for the transaction costs.

增长需要大约一年才会继续，然而消费额仍然没有超过2005年的最高值。

Growth took about a year to resume, but spending has yet to surpass its 2005 peak.

多年来没有哪一个国家有它那样的人均奢侈品消费额，或宁可花大价钱也要一尝濒临灭绝的美味鱼鲜。

For years, no nation has spent more per person on luxury goods, nor been more disposed to pay the earth for a potentially deadly fishy delicacy.

人们的两上消费额增加了，代替信函的是更多的电子邮件，可是由于电子商务的出现，多数邮局又得到了补偿。

People are paying more bills online and sending more e-mails instead of letters, but most post offices are making up for that thanks to e-commerce.