App

China's rural e-commerce registers rapid growth in H1
Updated: August 12, 2019 07:00 Xinhua

BEIJING — The e-commerce sector grew rapidly in China's rural areas in the first half of 2019, official data showed.

Online retail sales in rural areas totaled 777.1 billion yuan (about $113.6 billion) in H1, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce.

The reading, surging 21 percent year-on-year, was 3.2 percentage points higher than the nationwide growth rate.

Meanwhile, online retail sales of agricultural products also saw a notable increase in the period. The sales hit 187.4 billion yuan, up 25.3 percent from one year earlier.

Snacks were the most popular agricultural products, accounting for 25.8 percent of the total sales, followed by tea products and nourishing foods, the statement said.

Copyright© www.gov.cn | About us | Contact us

Website Identification Code bm01000001 Registration Number: 05070218

All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to www.gov.cn.

Without written authorization from www.gov.cn, such content shall not be republished or used in any form.

Mobile

Desktop

Copyright© www.gov.cn | Contact us

Website Identification Code bm01000001

Registration Number: 05070218