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Retail sales of hotel, catering industry up 26% in October

Hotel Kunlun Beijing

Hotel Kunlun Beijing

The Ministry of Commerce has announced that China’s hotel and catering industry kept its rapid upwards trend and saw retail sales rise 25.8% year on year to RMB147.33 billion ($21.58 billion) in October

According to the ministry, the industry’s retail sales totaled RMB1.25 trillion during the January-October period, up 24.9% year on year. The growth rate is 6.3 percentage points higher than the same period last year.

The hotel and catering industry contributed 14.2% to the nation’s total domestic consumer goods retail sales during the same period.
Source: Ali Baba.com

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