"Chinese New Year is the most important holiday of the year in China. This historically expensive period of time will also be an important thermometer for the economy. The Spanish newspaper El Mundo commented on the Chinese New Year. In this New Year of the Dragon, what kind of temperature does the outside world perceive in China's economy?
Domestic tourism outing47.4 billion people, the total cost of domestic tourists 63268.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase. 3%；A total of 1,351 are guaranteed by border inspection authorities across the country70,000 Chinese and foreign personnel entered and exited, with a daily average of 1.69 million passengers, an increase of 2 over the same period last year8 times; The box office of the movie exceeded 8 billion yuan in 8 days, setting a new record ...... in the history of the Spring FestivalThe "heat wave" of China's Spring Festival consumer market has made a good start for the economy in the Year of the Dragon.
This year's Spring Festival is the first normalized Spring Festival after the transition of China's epidemic prevention and control. "Flowing China" has led to the accelerated release of consumption vitality. The flavor of the year that has been inherited to this day and the consumption pattern that is constantly renovated have witnessed the collision and integration of "old and new". Chinese not only visit the market and enjoy the lanterns, but also play the new national trend. New Chinese clothing is popular on e-commerce platforms; Celebrating the New Year in the museum has become a "New Year's custom"; Various venues have launched interactive projects, allowing traditional culture to have a new experience. After watching the 3D virtual scene "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival", a tourist sighed, "It's great to be able to feel the charm of modern technology at your doorstep!" ”
With the blessing of new technologies, new consumption characterized by digital and intelligent has ignited the enthusiasm of consumers. In the webcast room, AI digital human anchors bring a new shopping experience; **"Electronic New Year's goods" such as members are sought after by young consumers; Floor scrubbers, dishwashers, and smart door locks have become the "new three" ...... home lifeBehind this new wave of consumption is the vigorous pulse of China's economy. Bloomberg quoted industry insiders as saying that "Chinese consumers are starting to be active, and some spending indicators have exceeded expectations."
The ** Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year pointed out that it will promote consumption to shift from post-epidemic recovery to continuous expansion. China's Ministry of Commerce has designated 2024 as the "Year of Consumption Promotion" and will hold a series of consumption promotion activities. With the efforts of a number of policies, China's consumption potential has been continuously released and its consumption structure has been continuously upgraded. "Chinese tourists are throwing money around in the Year of the Dragon" Signs of recovery in the Year of the Dragon are encouraging," ......Foreign media have reported on it and believe that this is a boost to the world economy.
Thanks to the best facilitation measures and the development of cross-border e-commerce, the Spring Festival table of Chinese families brings together the flavors of Tiannan and Haibei. Chilean cherries have become the "top stream" of imported fruits. Norwegian salmon, Ecuadorian prawns, and French red wine are also popular among Chinese consumers. According to data from relevant platforms, during the New Year's Festival, the sales of South American white shrimp increased by **361% year-on-year, salmon**460%, and the sales of Russian king crab increased by 7 times.
This year's Spring Festival is the first Spring Festival to be included as a United Nations holiday. About 1 in 5 people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year in one form or another. Driven by favorable policies such as mutual visa exemption, customs clearance facilitation and the resumption of air routes, the recovery of inbound and outbound tourism has accelerated. A large number of Chinese tourists have gone abroad, bringing good news to the local tourism industry.
Take Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand as examples. During the Spring Festival, air ticket bookings to Singapore increased by 29 times year-on-year, 20 times year-on-year to Kuala Lumpur, and 16 times year-on-year to Bangkok, and the "Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand" products of some travel agencies basically recovered to the level of the same period in 2019. According to data from relevant platforms, Chinese tourists traveled to more than 1,700 cities around the world during the Spring Festival holiday this year.
Through the hot Spring Festival consumption, people have seen the advantages of China's super-large-scale market and touched the body temperature of China's economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its forecast for China's economic growth in 2024 by 0.0% at the end of January4 percentage points to 46%。The German Institute for Economic Research recently released a report saying that German companies are planning to "long" China to deal with the risks posed by global tensions.
At present, despite the challenges facing China's economy, the fundamentals of long-term positive conditions have not changed. From the "booming" consumption during the Spring Festival to the increasing number of factors and conditions supporting high-quality economic development, China's economy is confident that it will continue to pick up and improve in 2024, injecting "warm currents" into the world.
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