China's new energy vehicle sales increased by 1.6 times last year, and consumption such as catering has approached the pre-epidemic level

On January 25, the New Office of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the business operation in 2021. Upstream News (e-mail: [email protected]) reporter learned from the press conference that in 2021, the sales of new energy vehicles in the mainland will increase by 1.6 times. Consumption of services such as catering has recovered in an orderly manner, and catering revenue has increased by 18.6%, which is close to the pre-epidemic level.

▲Guo Tingting, Director General of the General Department of the Ministry of Commerce. Image source/Guoxin.com

Guo Tingting, director of the General Department of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced that in 2021, domestic consumption will gradually recover. The total retail sales of consumer goods in the whole year were 44.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.5%. The contribution rate of final consumption expenditure to economic growth reached 65.4%, and consumption has once again become the first driving force for economic growth.

Guo Tingting pointed out that last year, the urban and rural markets recovered synchronously, and the zero amount of urban and rural communities increased by 12.5% and 12.1% respectively; the consumption of upgraded commodities increased significantly. Retail sales of goods increased by 11.8%, of which gold and silver jewelry, sports and entertainment products, and cultural and office supplies of units above designated size increased by 29.8%, 22% and 18.8% respectively. Sales of new energy vehicles increased by 1.6 times. Consumption of services such as catering resumed in an orderly manner. Food and beverage revenue increased by 18.6%, which is close to pre-epidemic level. Per capita expenditure on education, culture and entertainment, transportation and communication, and health care increased by 27.9%, 14.3% and 14.8% respectively;

New types of consumption are developing rapidly. Online retail sales of physical goods reached 10.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 12%, accounting for 24.5% of the total social zero, and the "Online New Year Goods Festival" and "Double Product Online Shopping Festival" drove online retail sales of 1.6 trillion yuan. Sales of duty-free goods on Hainan outlying islands increased by 83.1%.

Upstream journalist Li Hongpeng