According to the Ministry of Commerce's business big data monitoring40jilicom, 2024 May Day holiday40jilicom, sales of key retail and catering enterprises across the country increased by 6.5 percent over the same period last year40jilicom.8%。Passenger traffic in key business districts in 36 large and medium-sized cities increased by 15% year-on-year40jilicom.1%。
In terms of commodity consumption, various localities have actively organized a series of activities to trade in old-for-new products, driving steady growth in bulk consumption. The Ministry of Commerce focused on monitoring that retail enterprises 'sales of automobiles, home appliances, and furniture increased by 4.8%, 7.9% and 4.6% respectively year-on-year. Online consumption grew rapidly, and the national online retail sales of physical goods increased by 15.8% year-on-year.
In terms of service consumption, the Ministry of Commerce focused on monitoring that sales of catering enterprises increased by 7.1% year-on-year, and accommodation sales of some e-commerce platforms increased by 6%.
In terms of market supply, the supply of daily necessities is generally sufficient, and prices are basically stable. The 200 large agricultural and sideline product wholesale markets across the country have sufficient stocks of grain, oil, meat, eggs, fruits and vegetables. The average wholesale prices of grain, oil, pork, beef and mutton, eggs, and fruits are basically the same as before the holiday, and vegetable prices have increased by 0.4%.