A spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission of China said that the situation in the consumer market in the first quarter of this year was good, and the Development and Reform Commission will further introduce the policy to boost consumption.

According to the website of the China National Development and Reform Commission, the reporter asked about the recovery of the consumer market this year on Wednesday (April 19) at a press conference.Meng Wei, a spokesman for the Development and Reform Commission, responded that consumer demand was released concentrated since this year. In the first quarter, the total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 5.8%year -on -year, and the contribution rate of consumption to economic growth in the end reached 66.6%.

He said that the service consumption was significantly restored. In March, the national service industry business activity index reached 56.9%, and online consumption remained increased. In the first quarter, the online retail sales of physical goods increased by 7.3%year -on -year, accounting for retail sales of social consumer goods.The proportion of total is 24.2%.Residents' willingness to consume has also picked up, laying a solid foundation for the annual recovery and expansion of consumption.

As for the measures of the Development and Reform Commission in stabilizing consumption and promoting consumption, Meng Wei said that the focus of work will focus on "sustainability".

Meng Wei said that it is currently being urgently studying and drafting policy documents on restoration and expanding consumption.The documents will mainly focus on key areas such as stabilizing large consumption, improving service consumption, and expanding rural consumption, and formulate targeted policies and measures in accordance with the needs of different income groups and consumer goods categories to promote the steady growth of consumption.

Meng Wei also said that the Development and Reform Commission will also optimize employment, income distribution and consumer full -chain virtuous cycle promotion mechanism with relevant parties, strengthen employment priority policies, improve urban and rural residents' income, do a good job of funding for basic consumer goods supply stable pricesEssence