This Spring Festival saw the fine weather and commercial trade enterprises made Spring Festival market hot. It is reported that the sale volume during this Spring Festival holiday increased 30%.

Sale volume of commercial trade in Nanjing reaching 790 million RMB

According to the statistics of over 50 key commercial trade enterprises, the sale volume of these 50 enterprises during Spring Festival reached 790 million RMB, an increase of 21%. The scope of increase was up 5% over the same period of last year.

During the festival, special traditional purchases for the Spring Festival were still the main stream of consumption. The sale volume of apparel reached 67 million RMB, an increase of 24%. The sale volume of cigarette and wine reached 1.2 billion RMB, an increase of 21%. The sale volume of gold, silver and jewelry reached 14 million RMB, an increaser of 56%. The sale volume of sports and entertainment and camera equipment increased 45% and 62% respectively. In addition, during the festival, the sale volume of flowers in Nanjing Wanbo Flower Garden exceeded one million RMB.

Tour consumption driving dining consumption

According to the introduction, from February 19, tour on Shanghai-Nanjing route warmed up. Tens of thousands of domestic and foreign tourists toured scenic spots in Nanjing every day, driving some food areas such as Qinhuai Snack Street, Hunan Road Food Street, Wangfu Street and Hexi Fish Restaurant flourish.

At the same time, the leisure dining during the Spring Festival attracted many young and fashion people. Through three phases of construction, Nanjing 1912 leisure block opened to the public before the Spring Festival. From February 17 to 24, European Music Bars and characteristic dishes attracted nearly 10 thousand people every day.

2.4 million tourists celebrating Spring Festival in Nanjing

According to the statistics by Nanjing Holiday Office, during these 7 days, Nanjing received 2.4 million non-local tourists, up 25.7% over the same period of last year. The tourism income during the Spring Festival long holiday reached 1.93 billion RMB, up 30% over the same period of last year.

A reporter learned from Nanjing Holiday Office that during the Spring Festival, 80%-90% tourists chose to view plum blossoms in the day and viewed lanterns at night. It is reported that the Mausoleum of Sun Yatsen scenic area received 563 thousand tourists during the Spring Festival, an increase of 30.9%. The Confucius Temple scenic area received 1.84 million tourists, an increase of 37.3%.

Nanjing metro sending 1.1 million passengers

The Spring Festival long holiday ended yesterday, Nanjing metro created the rich festival atmosphere for passengers with spring festival scrolls and lanterns. According to the statistics, during the holiday, 2219 trains were put into operation and Nanjing metro sent 1.1 million passengers. Nanjing metro offered the convenience for residents.

Retail volume of Suguo Supermarket hit 800 million RMB

During the Spring Festival long holiday, Suguo Supermarket set several historical records: the sale volume in 7 days reached 800 million RMB; the sale volume on February 16 reached 250 million RMB; the sale volume of over 500 branch stores reached 150 million RMB; the daily cargo throughput of modern distributing center reached 330 thousand containers; over 400 branch stores in Nanjing received over 2.3 million customers for several days.

Sale volume of fireworks and crackers set historical record

According to the statistics, as of February 24, the total sale volume of fireworks and crackers in Nanjing reached 7.59 million RMB. The sale volume of Nanjing Supply and Marketing Company reached 2.53 million RMB, an increase of 20%. On the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year, the total sale volume of fireworks and crackers will break through 10 million RMB this year.