China National Day Holiday spending heralds upbeat start to fourth quarter

Thousands of tourists admire the exquisite stone carvings at the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, on Oct 3. - China Daily/ANN

BEIJING: Brisk spending during the ongoing National Day holiday in China has made for an encouraging start to the fourth quarter, with continued policy support expected to sustain the improvement in consumer demand in the months ahead, experts said on Monday (Oct 5).

Data from the Ministry of Commerce showed that during the first three days of the holiday (Oct 1-3), sales at 78 pedestrian shopping streets and commercial districts monitored by the ministry rose 5.3 percent year-on-year, outpacing a 3.4 per cent increase in the number of visitors.

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10月3日，数千名游客在河南省洛阳市龙门石窟欣赏精美的石雕。——《中国日报》/亚洲新闻网

北京：专家周一（10月5日）表示，中国正在进行的国庆假期期间消费活跃，为第四季度带来了一个令人鼓舞的开端，预计持续的政策支持将在未来几个月内维持消费需求的改善。

商务部的数据显示，在假期的前三天（10 月 1 日至 3 日），该部监测的 78 条步行购物街和商业区的销售额同比增长 5.3%，超过了游客数量 3.4% 的增幅。

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