China News Agency, Beijing, July 22 (Reporter Liu Liang) According to data disclosed by the Ministry of Commerce on the 22nd, China's consumption continued to pick up, and the contribution rate of consumption to GDP growth in the first half of the year rose to 61.7%.

  The Ministry of Commerce stated that since the beginning of this year, in the face of the complex and changeable domestic and foreign environment, China has taken various measures to stabilize and expand consumption. The consumer market has generally shown a steady recovery and continued recovery, which has played an important role in supporting economic stability and recovery.

  The data shows that in the first half of the year, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 21.2 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 23% year-on-year, and an average growth rate of 4.4% in two years. The contribution rate of final consumption expenditure to economic growth rebounded to 61.7%. "The role is outstanding.

  Specifically, commodity consumption has rebounded significantly.

Commodity retail sales increased by 20.6%, of which, automobiles, cosmetics, gold and silver jewelry increased by 30.4%, 26.6%, and 59.9% respectively.

  Service consumption is also accelerating its recovery, and its proportion in household consumption expenditure has increased by 3.2 percentage points to 52.5%.

Food and beverage income has basically returned to the level before the epidemic.

  New types of consumption are booming, providing impetus to consumption recovery.

Online retail sales were 6.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.2%.

5G mobile phone shipments increased by 100.9%.

Hainan’s outlying islands’ duty-free sales increased by 2.7 times.

  In terms of ensuring supply and price stability, the government has strengthened market monitoring and early warning, and carried out adjustments to meat reserves.

The supply of daily necessities was sufficient and prices were generally stable. The CPI rose by 0.5% in the first half of the year.

  Looking forward to the later stage, the Ministry of Commerce stated that there are still some outstanding problems in the current operation of China's consumer market, such as unbalanced restoration and unstable foundation.

However, as China's economy continues to recover steadily, epidemic prevention and control have become more precise and effective, various policies and measures have taken effect, and residents' consumer confidence has gradually increased. It is expected that the overall consumer market will continue to develop in a positive direction.

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