On May 19, the person in charge of the Department of Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce introduced the operation of China's consumer market from January to April 2020。
The person in charge of the Department of Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce pointed out that with the major strategic achievements of the national epidemic prevention and control war, the return of enterprises to the market continues to accelerate, the production and life order gradually recovered, and the consumer market in China showed an accelerated recovery trend in April。Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the total retail sales of consumer goods from January to April was 10.68 trillion yuan, down 16 percent year-on-year.2%。The main features are as follows:
First, the decline in consumption has further narrowed。 Total retail sales of consumer goods in April.82 trillion yuan, down 7 percent year-on-year.At 5%, the decline was 8% narrower than the previous month.3 percentage points, down 13 percentage points from January to February。From January to April, the decline in total retail sales of consumer goods narrowed by 2 percent compared with the first quarter.8 percent, down 4 percent from January-February.Three percentage points。
Second, the online growth rate further increased。 From January to April, the national online retail sales of physical goods 2.56 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.6%, an increase of 2% faster than the first quarter.7 percentage points;Proportion of total retail sales of consumer goods 24.1%, an increase of 0% over the first quarter and the same period last year.5个和5.Five percentage points。National online retail sales 2.59 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.7%, up 2% from the first quarter.Five percentage points。
3) Sales of key commodities picked up further。 Food, medicine and other basic necessities of life increased rapidly, in April, grain, oil, food, Chinese and Western medicine products increased by 18 percent year-on-year.2%和8.6%。Sales of upgraded durable consumer goods such as automobiles and communications, which had been suppressed and frozen in the early stage, rebounded significantly, and sales were flat and increased by 12 percent year-on-year, respectively.2%, up 18 percent from the previous month.1个和5.Seven percentage points。Sales of household appliances and furniture fell by 8.5%和5.4%, respectively, up 21.2个和17.Three percentage points。
Fourth, service consumption further picked up。 In April, the country's catering revenue was 230.7 billion yuan, down 31 percent year on year.1 per cent, down 15 per cent from the previous month.Seven percentage points。The restaurant business activity index rose to 60.Above 0%, up more than 10 percentage points from the previous month, a significant recovery。
Fifth, price increases have fallen further。 In April, the national consumer price index rose 3. 3 percent year on year.3%, down 1 percentage point from the previous month。Among them, the prices of consumer goods and services rose by 4.7%和0.9%, down 1 percentage point from the previous month.5个和0.Two percentage points。Pork prices fell for 12 consecutive weeks and rose 96 percent year on year.9%, down 19 percent.Five percentage points。
A person in charge of the Department of Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce said that China has a super-scale market advantage and internal potential, and the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia on the domestic consumer market is phased。With the gradual resumption of work and production, and the order of production and life gradually returning to normal, domestic consumption will continue to maintain a steady recovery momentum。下一步，我们将深入贯彻落实习近平总书记重要指示精神，In accordance with the decisions of the Party Central Committee and The State Council，On the premise of regular epidemic prevention and control，We will further accelerate the resumption of business in shopping malls, markets and consumer services，We will accelerate the implementation of policies and measures already adopted to promote consumption，We will actively promote consumption recovery and release potential。