Three-quarter online shopping transactions reached 454.76 billion year-on-year growth of 42.4%

The Ministry of Commerce 19th held a routine conference to inform the 2013 1-October China business operation. Ministry of Commerce spokesman Danyang, according to the relevant data, the three-quarter Chinese online shopping transactions amounted to 454.76 billion yuan, an increase of 42.4%.

Danyang introduced that the October consumer market presents the following characteristics:

First, the network sales exuberant. According to the relevant data, the three-quarter Chinese online shopping transactions amounted to 454.76 billion yuan, an increase of 42.4%. According to the Ministry of Commerce monitoring, in October, department stores, supermarket sales increased by 8.9% and 8% respectively, compared to last month slowed 1.3 and 1%.

Second, live line sales warmer. In October, sales of household appliances, furniture and communications equipment increased by 0.4, 1.1 and 2.5% respectively in the 3,000 key retail companies monitored by the Ministry of Commerce. Food, clothing, gold and silver jewelry slowed down 0.6, 2.2 and 2% respectively. China's Auto industry association figures show the country's auto sales grew 20.3% per cent, a record high of nearly 20 months.

Third, the food and beverage consumption slowdown narrowed. In October, catering revenue grew 9.5%, slowing 4.5% from a year earlier, and a 0.3% per cent slowdown over the previous month. Under the influence of high-end consumption and group consumption, the income of catering enterprises above the limit fell 0.6%, and the decline was narrowed by 0.7% in September.

Four is the urban consumption slowly stabilize. In October, urban consumption grew by 13.1% per cent, at a flat rate last month, slowing 1.4% per cent from a year earlier. Rural consumption grew 14.6% year-on-year, slowing 0.2% per cent from last month and a year earlier.

Five is the general level of prices basically stable. In October, the overall level of consumer prices in the country rose 3.2% Year-on-year, up 0.1% from last month. In January-October, the cumulative increase was 2.6%, slowing 0.1% from a year earlier. According to the Ministry of Commerce monitoring, October National 36 large and medium-sized cities edible agricultural products prices rose 6.8% year-on-year, vegetables, beef, mutton prices rose 40.7%, 19.3% and 15.6% respectively, soybean oil, white chicken prices fell 4.1% and 0.5% respectively.