Home appliances to the countryside sales exceed 15 billion varieties price may adjust

Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian, 16th, the Ministry of Commerce's regular press conference said that as of the end of May, home appliances to the countryside products have been sold 9.87 million units, sales amounted to 15.3 billion yuan. Yao said that May, home appliances to the countryside product sales reached 2.23 million units, sales of 4 billion yuan, 42% increase than April.　　In addition, June 1, the State Council approved the relevant departments on home appliances products "to replace the old" Implementation of the program will be television, refrigerators, washing machines, air-conditioning, computers and other 5 types of household electrical appliances products "old for new" subsidies. He said that at present, the Beijing-Tianjin-Shanghai-Zhejiang Lu Yue and Fuzhou, Changsha and other 9 provinces and cities were selected as a pilot. According to the relevant policies, home appliance vendors and recycling enterprises will be determined through tender, dismantling enterprises from the pilot provinces identified 1-2.　　Specific operations, in the consumer put forward sold requirements, recycling enterprises to reclaim the old home appliances, and to its home appliances "old for new" vouchers, consumers to buy subsidies within the scope of the 5 categories of new appliances, vendors will be corresponding discount prices. Yao said that considering the requirements of rural users, home appliances to the countryside, the original varieties and prices may be adjusted. He said that home appliances to the countryside from the Spring Festival after the start of the nationwide implementation.　　In the implementation process, because of differences in the region and the concept of life, rural users will be in the type and specifications of further requirements, so the original set of varieties and prices may be adjusted.　　For example, he said, for example, color TV set the maximum price is 2000 yuan, but the price of the product may not meet a significant part of the young people who are interested in buying televisions. Yao said that the next step regardless of the choice of models and price determination, will be based on rural user needs and home appliances business situation further adjustment and improvement, will also be based on different consumer preferences, regional differences further adjustment. (Guchangfu)