Forgive my ignorance, but can't it go the other way also?

A contrived example...

A person has $X that they spend every week at the local town restaurant. They see they can buy a cool new widget from a Chinese vendor (from the article) for $Y. Over the course of the next few weeks, said person spends a little less at the restaurant so as to save up $Y, ultimately purchasing the widget once enough money is saved.

In this example the person is contributing less to the local economy.