According to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce on July 20, in the first half of the year, the overall size of my country's online retail market showed a steady growth trend.
In the first half of the year, among the 18 categories of monitored commodities, the growth rate of 8 categories exceeded double digits. Among them, gold, silver, jewelry, and communication equipment increased by 33.5% and 23.3% respectively year-on-year. The consumption of online services has a good growth momentum.
In the first half of the year, online catering sales increased by 27.9% year-on-year. Sales of online tourism products, attractions tickets, and online entertainment increased by 272.4% and 69.8% year-on-year respectively.