CCTV News: On May 7, the China Federation of Commerce released the China retail industry prosperity index in May at 50.5%, the same as last month, and remained in the expansion range for nine consecutive months.
From the industry classification, the three major retail indexes in May remained in the expansion range. The commodity business index has rebounded significantly, the leasing business index has continued to be high, and the e-commerce business index is at a critical point. Among them, the commodity business index was 50.4%, a slight increase of 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. The sales and profit levels of the two positive indexes in commodity management increased month-on-month. The sales index was 50.8%, a slight increase of 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. The profit level index was 51.3%, a slight increase of 0.4 percentage points from the previous month.
The data shows that the overall performance of the retail industry in May was positive. Analysts believe that "May Day" holiday consumption is conducive to commodity management companies to give full play to their offline advantages and expand their business scale. Traveling and shopping during holidays is still an important choice for family consumption. Commodity management companies have good profit expectations for May.
