Chinanews.com, December 29th. On the 29th, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, Shu Jueting, answered reporters’ questions and said that the Ministry of Commerce will conscientiously implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and work with relevant departments. Actively take measures to restore and expand consumption, and continuously enhance the fundamental role of consumption in economic development.

　　The first is to consolidate and enhance traditional consumption.

Automobiles, home appliances, home furnishing, and catering account for about a quarter of the total social zero, and are the pillars of consumption.

The Ministry of Commerce

will focus on stabilizing automobile consumption, support the purchase and use of new energy vehicles, and accelerate the activation of the second-hand car market

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Support the resumption of development of catering and other industries, promote the consumption of home appliances and household appliances, and promote the sending of green and smart home appliances to the countryside and the replacement of old ones with new ones.

　　The second is to accelerate the development of new types of consumption.

In the first 11 months of this year, online retail sales of physical goods accounted for 27.1% of the total social retail sales.

In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will promote the healthy and orderly development of new formats and models, promote the digital transformation of life services, and promote the integration of online and offline.

Conform to the trend of consumption upgrades, promote green consumption, smart consumption, and healthy consumption, develop the first-store first-launch economy, create more new consumption scenarios, and release new consumption vitality.

　　The third is to optimize the consumption platform carrier.

In terms of cities, the Ministry of Commerce will accelerate the cultivation and construction of international consumption center cities, promote the renovation and upgrading of pedestrian streets in a steady and orderly manner, coordinate the establishment of smart business districts and smart store demonstrations, and better meet diversified consumption needs; speed up the construction of a quarter-hour convenient living circle, Improve the convenience of residents' daily life.

In rural areas, accelerate the construction of the county-level commercial system, and promote the double increase of farmers' income and rural consumption.

In addition, the Ministry of Commerce will organize and carry out a series of consumption-promoting activities in due course, so as to stimulate the momentum of business gathering and promote the continuous recovery of consumption.

(China New Finance and Economics)