CHINA / Figure that Matters
Consumer goods to exceed 7.5t yuan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-04 09:11
China's total retail sales of consumer goods for this year is expected to
exceed 7.5 trillion yuan (937 billion U.S. dollars), up 13 percent
year-on-year, according to a report by the Ministry of Commerce.
The report, known as Report on Development of China's Consumer Goods
Market, said the situation of the balance between demand and supply will
improve during the first half of this year.
Of 600 varieties of major consumer goods, the ratio of goods with basic
balance of market demand and supply will be up by 1.5 percentage points,
according to the report.
The total rural retail sales of consumer goods for this year is expected
to go up by 11.5 percent and the gap between urban and rural area in this
regard will further narrow, according to the report.
The total sales volume of means of production will grow by about 12
percent year on year this year to 1.55 trillion yuan, the ministry said.
China's sales volume of production material in 2005 totaled 1.427
trillion yuan, up by 16.2 percent over that of 2004 in comparable prices.
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