Consumption rate
noun
the average quantity of an item purchased, consumed, or expended during a given time interval and expressed in an appropriate unit of measurement
Examples
Per capita consumption rates in China are still about 11 times below ours, but let’s suppose they rise to our level.
Word Origin
by 1894
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