Ministry of Finance: In November, a total of 52.59 billion yuan worth of lottery tickets were sold nationwide, a decrease of 1.17 billion yuan compared to the same period last year.

In November, the national lottery sales totaled 525.90 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.17 billion yuan compared to the same period last year, a decrease of 0.2%. Among them, welfare lottery sales amounted to 165.25 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.67 billion yuan year-on-year, a decrease of 2.2%; sports lottery sales amounted to 360.64 billion yuan, an increase of 2.50 billion yuan year-on-year, a growth of 0.7%. From January to November, the national lottery sales amounted to 5756.20 billion yuan, an increase of 97.03 billion yuan compared to the same period last year, a growth of 1.7%. Among them, welfare lottery sales amounted to 1912.82 billion yuan, an increase of 24.56 billion yuan year-on-year, a growth of 1.3%; sports lottery sales amounted to 3843.38 billion yuan, an increase of 72.47 billion yuan year-on-year, a growth of 1.9%.