2018年CRI China sees robust consumption during Spring Festival holiday

 

Official data shows China see robust¹ sales during the week-long Chinese New Year holiday.

Tourists visit the Ruins of St. Paul′s during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday or Spring Festival in Macau, China, 10 February 2016. [Photo: IC]

Tourists visit the Ruins of St. Paul′s during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday or Spring Festival in Macau, China, 10 February 2016. [Photo: IC]

According to data from the Ministry² of Commerce, sales in the retail³ and catering⁴ sectors⁵ reached 926 billion yuan, or around 150 billion U.S. dollars during the Chinese New Year, up over 10 percent from a year earlier.

Sales of traditional festival-related goods, jewelry⁶, clothing, appliances, and electronics maintained rapid growth.

In addition to the traditional lunar New Year rituals of attending temple fairs and making special Spring Festival purchases in supermarkets, people are increasingly opting⁷ for online shopping, restaurant meals, and mobile payment.

Many customers chose to buy quality and high-tech⁸ products as Lunar New Year gifts.

Yao Wei is the manager of an electronics store in Shenzhen.

"Our products such as the noise-canceling headphones and projectors⁹ with projection¹⁰ touchscreen are becoming popular gifts for parents, relatives and friends as special purchases for the Spring Festival."

A young man says compared with traditional gifts, he prefers technology products.

"I think the technology products are much better than traditional Spring Festival gifts such as food and drinks. So I'm thinking of buying something for my younger brother."

Dog-themed accessories were most favored by consumers as this year is the Year of Dog in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac.

In the catering market, family dinners on the lunar New Year's Eve were almost fully¹¹ booked at some famous restaurants.

It has become a fashion for restaurants to work with online platforms to offer delivered dinners or home cooking services.

Consumption in culture and entertainment was also strong.

China's box office raked in 4.6 billion yuan from Feb. 16 to Feb. 20, up nearly 60 percent from a year earlier.

Chen Han is a senior director with the big data department of China UnionPay.

"People tend to pay for experiencing culture, delicacies¹² and scenery that represent a higher-level consumption demand."

China also posted a double-digit growth in tourism revenue during the holiday this year.

The tourism industry garnered¹³ 475 billion yuan in revenue, up 12.6 percent from last year's holiday.

386 million tourist trips were made, up 12.1 percent from a year earlier.

The Chinese Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for family reunion in China.

This year's holiday ran from Feb. 15th to the 21st.

1 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

5 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

7 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

8 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

9 projectors   

电影放映机，幻灯机( projector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Energy projectors fired and peeled off the ships' armor in a flash. 能量投射器开火然后在一阵闪光后剥离了飞船的装甲。
• All classrooms equipped with computers, projectors, video and audio booth, broadcasting equipment. 全部教室配备电脑、投影仪、视频展台和音响、广播设备。

10 projection   

n.发射，计划，突出部分

参考例句：

• Projection takes place with a minimum of awareness or conscious control.投射在最少的知觉或意识控制下发生。
• The projection of increases in number of house-holds is correct.对户数增加的推算是正确的。

11 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

12 delicacies   

n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 )；精致；精美的食物；周到

参考例句：

• Its flesh has exceptional delicacies. 它的肉异常鲜美。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• After these delicacies, the trappers were ready for their feast. 在享用了这些美食之后，狩猎者开始其大餐。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗

13 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句