In the first half of the year, the total number of social zero decreased by 0.7% year -on -year market sales steadily rebounded

The State Council News Office held a press conference today (July 15). Fu Linghui, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics and Director of the Department of National Economic Comprehensive Statistics, introduced the operation of the national economy in the first half of 2022, and answered reporters.

Fu Linghui said that from the perspective of the first half of the year, the market sales mainly present the following characteristics:

The first is the rapid increase in basic living consumption. In the first half of the year, the retail sales of grain and oil foods and beverage category increased by 9.9%and 8.2%year -on -year, respectively, and the basic living consumption of residents was guaranteed.

The second is the steady growth of online retail. In the first half of the year, the online retail sales of physical goods increased by 5.6%year -on -year, accounting for 25.9%of the total retail sales of consumer goods.

The third is the decline in service consumption. Affected by the impact of the epidemic, the decline in service consumption has declined significantly. In the first half of the year, catering revenue decreased by 7.7%year -on -year, and the consumption of services such as travel travel and other residents also decreased.

From the perspective of the situation in June, the domestic market sales have changed positive.

First, the growth rate of retail sales of most commodities has rebounded. Among the retail sales of goods above the 18th category, nearly 90 % of the retail sales value of the commodity retail sales rate increased compared with the previous month. %And 6.6%.

The second is that the consumption of commodities is obvious. Passenger cars have been promoted to the promotion of consumer policies in key areas, and the introduction of consumer policies in key areas has promoted the improvement of commodity consumption such as automobiles and home appliances. In June, the retail sales of auto, household appliances and audiovisual equipment above the limit increased by 13.9%and 3.2%year -on -year, respectively, which was significantly recovered from the previous month.

Third, the consumption of services such as catering and other has improved significantly. As the consumption of residents went out gradually, the consumption of service improved. In June, catering revenue decreased by 4%year -on -year, and the decline was narrowed by 17.1 percentage points from the previous month. The number of domestic tourists and revenue recovery during the Dragon Boat Festival is significantly better than the "May Day" holiday.

Fourth, consumption in areas affected by the early epidemic has increased rapidly. In June, the retail sales of the units above the limit of Shanghai decreased by 2.1%year -on -year, but the decrease was narrowed by 42 percentage points from the previous month; Jilin increased by 5.5%, and the last month decreased by 1.5%.

In general, since May, domestic consumption has been impacted by the epidemic, showing a rise in rebirth, and its positive changes have increased significantly. Although consumer recovery also faces restricted factors such as slow growth in residents' income and limited consumption scenarios, my country's consumption scale has expanded, consumer structure upgrades, and the trend of innovation of consumer models will not change. In addition, social security continues to improve, and the continuous promotion of employment policy continues to promote employment policy. For efforts, consumption in my country is expected to maintain continuous recovery.

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