Ministry of Commerce: sales of key retail enterprises increased by 26.6% in January

A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, Yao Jian, spoke at a regular press conference. China Economic Network Beijing February 17 (reporter Liu Yangwu) The Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference this morning to inform the 2010 and January 2011 of China's business operations. China economic network to carry on the whole broadcast.　　In January, sales of 3,000 key retail companies in the country rose 26.6% from a year earlier, said ministry spokesman Yao Jian at the meeting. Yao Jian introduced China's January 2011 consumer market operation. He said that this year, the consumer goods market has maintained a steady and rapid development.　　According to the Ministry of Commerce monitoring, in January, the country's 3,000 key retail companies to achieve sales year-on-year growth of 26.6%, the growth rate was 7.6% faster than the previous year. Yao said that the January consumer market, the main characteristics of the following three points: (a) The traditional goods sales of Spring Festival booming. Affected by the Spring festival factors, food and clothing products sales exuberant. January, food sales of 3,000 key retail companies grew 38.6% year-on-year, Beverages grew 32.1%, tobacco and alcohol grew 51%, and the growth rate increased by 23.5, 17.7 and 36.2% respectively in December. Sales of clothing, shoes and hats rose 37.2% and 33.2% respectively year-on-year, accelerating by 18.2 and 13.4% respectively in December. The sale of the Spring festival has led to sales of department stores and supermarkets.　　Ministry of Commerce's key monitoring department stores, supermarket sales grew 37.1% and 30.5% respectively year-on-year, respectively, faster than December 17.6 and 16.4%. (b) The sales of gold, silver and jewellery continue to grow. Under the influence of traditional customs and international gold market, the sales of gold, silver and jewellery have maintained high growth.　　January, 3,000 key retail enterprises, gold and silver jewelry sales rose 46.2% year-on-year, the growth rate accelerated 7.1%. (c) Household appliances, car sales growth narrowed. January, home appliances sales of 3,000 key retail enterprises rose 8.1% year-on-year, the growth rate fell 11.1% from last December; auto sales grew 6.7% year-on-year, with growth falling 25.3%.