China News Service, May 18: Recently, the consumer market has gradually recovered. What are the next steps to expand domestic demand and promote consumption? Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan responded to related issues on the 18th.
On the 18th, Guoxin Office held a press conference. At the meeting, a reporter asked questions. Recently, the consumer market has gradually recovered. What measures will the Ministry of Commerce take next to promote consumption?
Zhong Shan responded to this. China is the second largest consumer market in the world, and consumption has become the first driving force for economic growth for six consecutive years. The Party Central Committee regards expanding domestic demand as a major strategy, and the Ministry of Commerce has to work hard to expand domestic demand and promote consumption in the following aspects:
1. Build a "15-minute convenient life circle". There are many convenience stores in China, but overall the level is not high. There are only 130,000 chain convenience stores in the country, and the number is still not enough to meet the needs of the people's lives. The next step is to focus on optimizing the layout and promoting the chain development of convenience stores. There are also vegetable markets. There are many large and small vegetable farms in the community, but there are good and bad, and the overall level is not high. The next step is to promote the standardization of the vegetable market, improve the environment, enrich the variety, and improve the quality.
2. Promote the improvement of pedestrian streets. Pedestrian streets have a great impact on city consumption and are very exemplary. At the end of 2018, the Ministry of Commerce launched 11 pedestrian street renovation and upgrading pilot projects nationwide, and achieved relatively good results. The total pedestrian flow of 11 pedestrian streets exceeded 900 million last year, an increase of 22.6%, and realized operating income of 125 billion yuan, an increase of 17%. In the next step, the second batch of pilots will be launched, and efforts will be made to build the pedestrian street into a platform for consumption upgrade, a carrier of high-quality development, and a window to the outside world.
3. Develop life service industry. In recent years, the life service industry has developed rapidly. The epidemic has a great impact on the service industries such as catering and housekeeping. In the first four months, catering revenue has dropped by 41%, and housekeeping services have also dropped significantly. It is necessary to help these enterprises overcome difficulties, overcome difficulties, and promote the development of these industries. The catering industry is both a traditional industry and a sunrise industry. "People take food as the sky." China's catering industry still has huge development potential and room for development. The food and beverage industry accounts for 11% of China's total retail sales of consumer goods, and it attracts 21 million people. It must support the development of the food and beverage industry in various places and promote the food and beverage industry to be greener, healthier, and safer.
Zhong Shan also mentioned that another important point is the development of the domestic service industry. The domestic service is connected to the countryside at one end and the town at the other. Our country has abundant resources for domestic service. There are a lot of labor in the countryside and a lot of demand in the city. Last year, China's domestic service industry revenue exceeded 690 billion yuan. The next step is to continue to do this work. The Ministry of Commerce has established a credit platform for housekeeping services, the purpose of which is to regulate the operation of housekeeping enterprises, better protect the rights and interests of housekeeping practitioners, and better serve urban families.