China News Service, Beijing, April 7 (Reporter Zhao Jianhua) The value-added tax invoice data released by the State Administration of Taxation on the 7th showed that during the Qingming holiday this year (April 3-April 5), the national consumer market continued to be active. Compared with last year's Tomb-sweeping holiday, it has maintained a relatively rapid growth. Under the premise that the epidemic prevention and control situation is relatively stable, the sales revenue of the accommodation and catering industry has exceeded the level of the same period in 2019.
During the Tomb-sweeping holiday last year, China's domestic new crown pneumonia epidemic was basically under control, and residents' consumption achieved a recovery growth. During the Tomb-sweeping holiday this year, the momentum of rapid growth continued on this basis.
According to statistics, during the Tomb-sweeping holiday this year, the national retail sales revenue increased by 17.8% year-on-year, an average increase of 10.9% in two years. Among them, consumption of transportation equipment such as grain, oil, vegetables and fruits, bicycles, communication equipment, clothing, shoes and hats grew rapidly, increasing by 41.9% respectively. , 40.7%, 25%, 22%.
During the Qingming holiday this year, driven by the concentrated release of demand for travel and returning home to visit relatives, the sales revenue of the accommodation service industry exceeded the level of the same period in 2019.
Revenue from sales of accommodation services increased by 91.5% year-on-year, with an average growth rate of 6% in the two years. Among them, homestay services, economic chain hotels, and hotels increased by 90%, 73.9%, and 64% respectively, and the two-year average growth rate was 14.8%, 7.3%, and 9.6%, respectively. .
The sales revenue of catering services increased by 81.7% year-on-year, an average increase of 8.5% over the two years.
Driven by surrounding tourism and diversified entertainment, the sales revenue of tourism-related services increased by 189.2% year-on-year, and the sales revenue of the cultural, sports and entertainment industry increased by 54.7% year-on-year.
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