Qingming holiday, the average daily sales of key retail and catering enterprises nationwide increased by 2.4% year-on-year.

According to the Ministry of Commerce, during the Qingming holiday, many places implemented a continuous spring break, and consumer demand was effectively released, injecting vitality into the spring consumption market. The Ministry of Commerce's big data shows that during the Qingming holiday, the daily sales of key retail and catering enterprises nationwide increased by 2.4% compared to the same period last year. The foot traffic and turnover of the 78 pedestrian streets monitored by the Ministry of Commerce increased by 6.0% and 6.7% respectively. In terms of commodity consumption, as of April 5, a total of 1.526 million subsidies were received for the exchange of old cars for new ones in 2026, driving new car sales revenue to 246.8 billion yuan. The sales of new products for old appliances, digital, and smart products amounted to 62.845 million units, driving sales revenue to 215.97 billion yuan. The big data of the Ministry of Commerce shows that the sales of smart glasses and smart watches/bracelets on key platforms increased by 3.2 times and 12.3% respectively. In terms of service consumption, data shows that during the Qingming holiday, the sales revenue of key monitored catering enterprises of the Ministry of Commerce increased by 3.9%; the consumption of hotel accommodation on key platforms increased by 2.6%, the number of cross-city trips increased by 15.1% year-on-year, the consumption of theme parks increased by 11.7% year-on-year, the orders for parent-child study tours doubled year-on-year, and the rental car orders increased by about 40%.