Yesterday, the Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Statistics report on April consumer goods market in Sichuan. April, total retail sales of social consumer goods in Sichuan 62.24 billion yuan, an increase of 18.8%, growth rate 0.9 percentage points last month to further enhance, 1.7 percentage points higher than the national level, the consumer goods market growth picked up. January-April total retail sales of social consumer goods were 241.55 billion yuan.

　 April food and beverage revenue increased 17.2%

Sichuan is also willing to spend money to eat once again confirmed the impression that, food and beverage revenue growth picked up. April to achieve food and beverage revenue 8.94 billion yuan, an increase of 17.2%, accelerating by 2.5 percentage points than the first quarter. Affected by rising prices, food retail sales in April are still maintained rapid growth, grain, oil, food, beverages, tobacco and liquor retail sales grew 32.5%. Among them, the biggest increase in nut and fruit category, an increase of 52.8%.

Further narrow the development gap between urban and rural markets. April retail sales of 50.49 billion yuan town market, 18.9% more than last year; rural markets for retail sales of 11.75 billion yuan, up 18.1% over last year, rural market growth by 0.8 percentage points lower than the urban market, the gap over a quarter reduced 0.7 percentage points.

　　 Refined oil, significant increase in housing consumption

Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Statistics above wholesale and retail enterprises (units) Retail Statistics found that wearing a somewhat lower class and consumer goods, auto sales rebounded slightly, sustained and rapid growth in oil consumption, a substantial rebound in housing-related consumer products.

Products increasingly high oil prices, oil consumption did not have a negative effect in April oil consumption is still maintained rapid growth, an increase of 69.5%. In the manufacturers, merchants actively adjust the structure of the market demand and sales driven by a variety of forms, in April retail sales of automobiles increased by 19.6% first quarter growth picked up 2.1 percentage points.

Last April, the month of the New Deal real estate housing-related consumer goods sales dropped significantly. Affected by April this year, sales of housing-related consumer goods rebounded sharply. Retail building and decoration materials increased 60.0%, the first quarter rose 36.4 percent, Hardware and Electrical Appliances by the first quarter down 8.5% year on year increase of 38.5% conversion, furniture was up 28.2% from the first quarter dropped by 4.6 percentage points.