Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shen Danyang announced five characteristics of the consumer market

January 16 News, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Danyang today announced the 2013 annual consumer market five characteristics, of which the 1th is the rapid growth of online shopping.

According to 3,000 key retail companies monitored by the Ministry of Commerce, online shopping sales grew 31.9% per cent, at a rate of 21.6, 23.6 and 24.4% higher than department stores, supermarkets and specialty stores.

In addition, Shen Danyang disclosed that the central region consumption growth has accelerated. Sales in the central region grew 11.6% per cent, up 0.9% from the previous year, 2.8, 3.3 and 3.9% per cent higher than in the western, eastern and northeastern regions.

Residential consumption has also achieved a steady rebound. Among the 3,000 key retail companies monitored by mofcom, sales of home appliances, furniture, construction and decorating materials grew by 11.1%, 8.7% and 6.2% respectively, accelerating by 12.2, 5.3 and 1.2% respectively, compared with the first half of the year.