CCTV News (News Network): Since the beginning of this year, Jiangsu has tapped the potential of domestic demand in all aspects, innovated consumption scenarios, and steadily promoted the implementation and effectiveness of the old-for-new policy, and the positive trend of the consumer goods market in the province has been further consolidated and enhanced.
At present, the "55 Tesco Season" in Nantong, Jiangsu is in full swing. In a large urban complex, many "first stores" have appeared, covering international light luxury, trendy sports, Internet celebrity catering and other fields. The reporter came to a shopping mall at 8 pm. There were still many people waiting for this restaurant. The merchant extended the business hours by an hour, and increased the number of table turnovers to improve reception capabilities.
Behind the booming market is the implementation of a series of measures to promote consumption. In the whole province of Jiangsu, more than 2,000 consumption promotion activities have been carried out throughout the year, and localities have stimulated consumption vitality by issuing consumption coupons and innovating consumption formats. At the same time, the government has set up a series of activities for the best foreign trade products, including China Tour and online tours, and enrich market supply.
Since this year, Jiangsu has continued to increase support for consumer goods and expand its support scope, adding 14 new categories of home appliances with Jiangsu's industrial advantages to participate in the old-for-new activities, and the categories have been expanded to 58 categories to further enhance market vitality. The business department has also specially created a one-stop online service platform, covering new content such as automobiles, home appliances, home decoration and home furnishings, electric bicycles, etc., with nearly 12 million people exchanging old for new products on the platform. Driven by a series of consumer boosting activities, from January to April this year, Jiangsu Province achieved a total retail sales of consumer goods of 1599.19 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%.
