On April 19, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. Notification The In the first quarter of 2018, China's consumer market was operating and online sales. At the same time, it also responded to hot issues such as Sino-US trade friction and ZTE's blockade.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the total retail sales of consumer goods in the country from January to March this year reached 9,027.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 9.8 percent. The total retail sales of consumer goods in the month of March rose by 10.1 percent year-on-year, an acceleration of 0.4 percentage points from January to February. The sales of key retailers monitored by the Ministry of Commerce during the quarter increased by 4.5% year-on-year, which was a 0.4% increase over the same period of last year.
In the first quarter, China’s consumer market showed a steady acceleration of growth. The basic role of consumption in economic growth continued to increase. The final consumer expenditure contribution rate to economic growth reached 77.8%. The main characteristics are as follows:
First, online sales maintained rapid growth. In the first quarter, the retail sales of online products nationwide reached 1.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 34.4% year-on-year, accounting for 16.1% of the total retail sales of consumer goods, an increase of 3.7 percentage points from the same period of last year. Focus on monitoring retail sales growth of retailers than department stores The growth rate of stores, supermarkets, shopping centers, etc. was 18.8, 16.1, and 14.2 percentage points higher respectively.
2. The second is that the offline consumption continues to pick up. With the real transformation and upgrading of physical retail companies, the traditional commercial bodies continuously adjusted the commodity structure and business structure, carried out supply chain, channel and service innovations, and the trend of offline retail warming continued to increase. In the first quarter, the focus was on monitoring retail stores, supermarkets, and shopping. In the center, the sales of convenience stores increased by 1.7%, 4.4%, 6.3% and 7.2% year-on-year, respectively, and accelerated by 0.8, 0.6, 0.5 and 0.4 percentage points respectively over the same period of last year.
Third, the pace of upgrading of goods consumption has not diminished. The demand for smart energy-saving, green and environmental protection products was strong, driving upgrades, and the sales growth of quality goods accelerated. In the first quarter, unit sales of vehicles above designated size increased by 7.4% year-on-year, which was 5.1% faster than the same period of last year; sales of new energy vehicles increased 154 %. Units above quota, cosmetics, daily necessities, Home appliances , Clothing sales increased by 16.1% and 12.3% respectively year-on-year. 11.4%And 9.8%, 6.2, 3.8, respectively, over the same period of last year. 3.4And 3.6 percentage points.
The fourth is to upgrade the quality of service consumption. While the consumption of catering, tourism, culture, entertainment and other services has grown rapidly, it has become qualitative and segmented. The tourist market continues to be hot, snow and ice sports, parent-child visits, and flower-picking tours have become popular choices. A higher level. In the first quarter, the nationwide catering revenue increased by 10.3% year-on-year, of which, the units above quota increased by 8% year-on-year and 0.7% faster than the same period of last year. The national movie box office receipts reached 20.22 billion yuan, an increase of 39.8% year-on-year. 5.72 billion yuan at the box office, and 10 billion yuan at the box office in February, which set a new record.
Fifth, consumer prices rose moderately. In the first quarter, consumer prices rose by 2.1% year-on-year, and the increase was 0.7% higher than the same period of last year. The market price of edible agricultural products monitored by the Ministry of Commerce rose by 1.1% year-on-year, with an increase of 5.0 percentage points from the same period last year and a 5.4 month-on-month decrease in March. %, the end of the chain rose for the seventh consecutive month, in which the price of vegetables, pork, and eggs dropped by 12.3%, 12.2% and 7.6% respectively.
for U.S. Plan to Expand Import of China's Merchandise Refinement List In response to the intentions, Gao Feng responded by saying: 'China's reform and opening up is firmly determined. The determination and confidence to oppose unilateralism and trade protectionism are also firm. As you mentioned just now, the trade war not only cannot protect the interests of American workers. It will also undermine the interests of ordinary consumers in the United States, and it will also undermine the common development interests of all economies in the world. We do not want Sino-US trade frictions to escalate. But we also said that China is ready to deal with all possible preparations. The United States insists on going down the wrong path. We will dedicate ourselves to the end and firmly fight back. Thank you.'
for U.S. and Britain Issue ban on ZTE In response, Gao Feng responded by saying: 'The Chinese side will pay close attention to the development of the situation and stand ready to take the necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. At the same time, we also noticed that the actions of the United States have caused the market to the U.S. trade and investment environment. The general concern is that the U.S. behavior is ostensibly aimed at China, but it will ultimately hurt the U.S. itself, not only will it lose tens of thousands of jobs, but it will also affect hundreds of thousands of U.S. affiliates. More importantly, It will shake the confidence of the international community in the U.S. investment and the stability of the business environment. We hope that the U.S. will not be smart, otherwise it will only bear its consequences.'