Rural consumer market continues to be active, with retail sales of consumer goods increasing by 8.4% year-on-year. News | year-on-year | Consumer market
CCTV News: The State Council Information Office held a press conference on July 17th, and spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, Fu Linghui, stated that with the recovery of China's economy and the implementation of consumption promotion policies, household consumption has steadily expanded, and new consumption drivers have developed and grown.
In the first half of this year, the total retail sales of consumer goods in China reached 22.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, significantly faster than the entire year of last year. In the first half of the year, the per capita consumption expenditure of Chinese residents increased by 8.4% year-on-year in nominal terms, 5.9 percentage points faster than the same period last year, and the national catering revenue increased by 21.4% year-on-year; The operating passenger volume increased by 56.3% year-on-year.
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In the first half of the year, the national retail sales of goods increased by 6.8% year-on-year
In the first half of the year, the national retail sales of goods increased by 6.8% year-on-year, and the retail value of 80% of goods from units above the designated size maintained growth. Among them, the retail sales of upgraded goods such as gold, silver, jewelry, and sports and entertainment products increased by 17.5% and 10.5% year-on-year, respectively.
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With the transformation of consumer concepts among residents, policies promoting the upgrading and upgrading of consumption have become effective, and new driving forces for consumption continue to strengthen. In the first half of the year, the sales volume of new energy passenger vehicles exceeded 3 million, a year-on-year increase of 37.3%; The year-on-year growth rate of retail sales of low-energy household appliances and audiovisual equipment for units above the quota exceeded 20%.
With the orderly recovery of offline consumption scenarios, sports events, concerts, theatrical performances and other cultural and sports activities have increased, driving consumption expansion. In the first half of the year, the per capita cultural and entertainment expenditure of residents in China increased by 38.5% year-on-year in nominal terms. The national film box office increased by 52.9% year-on-year, and the number of viewers increased by 51.8%. At the same time, the rural consumer market continued to be active. In the first half of the year, the retail sales of rural consumer goods increased by 8.4% year-on-year, which was faster than that of urban areas.
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Fu Linghui stated that China is currently in a stage of rapid development in upgrading its consumption structure, with enormous consumption potential. Various regions and departments actively introduce and implement policies to promote consumption, maintain a good consumption order, and continue to improve the consumption environment, which is conducive to enhancing consumer confidence.