Investment in major light industries maintained double-digit growth in the first four months

The China National Light Industry Federation recently announced the economic operation of China's light industry in the first four months
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The data shows that from January to April, the investment scale of the main light industry industries continued to expand, and the investment maintained double-digit growth.
Among them, the investment growth rate of 6 industries including agricultural and sideline food processing, food manufacturing, wine and beverage, leather, and culture and sports exceeded 20%.

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The growth rate of investment in various industries has accelerated compared with the whole year of last year, and is higher than the growth rate of national and manufacturing investment
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Investment has been steady and accelerated, and consumption has grown
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From January to April, the retail sales of 10 categories of light industry commodities were 2,144.
8 billion yuan, accounting for 15.
5% of the total retail sales of consumer goods, a year-on-year increase of 2.
8%, 3.
0 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the total retail sales of social goods
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Among them, the sales of basic living goods grew rapidly, and the retail sales of grain, oil, food, and beverages increased by 9.
5% and 10.
4% year-on-year respectively; online sales continued to drive consumption growth.
Among the online retail sales of physical goods, food and consumer goods They increased by 12.
9% and 6.
3% respectively
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At the same time, exports are also growing steadily
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According to data released on the website of the General Administration of Customs, from January to April, the cumulative export value of eight key commodities in light industry was US$145.
9 billion, an increase of 8.
1% year-on-year
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Among them, the export of plastic products exceeded 30 billion US dollars, and the export of household appliances and furniture exceeded 20 billion US dollars
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"Affected by the new round of epidemic and the high and volatile prices of bulk commodities and raw materials, the economic recovery process of the light industry industry slowed down significantly in April, and the operations of light industry enterprises continued to be under pressure
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" Zhang Chonghe, president of the China National Light Industry Federation, said, But in the long run, the long-term positive development trend of light industry has not changed
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On the one hand, the overall economy of the industry is showing a recovery growth trend
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In the first quarter, there were 121,200 enterprises above designated size in the light industry, with an operating income of 5.
41 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.
9%
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In the 21 major industries of light industry, operating income increased year-on-year
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The profit growth rate turned from negative to positive.
In the first quarter, the light industry realized a profit of 301.
02 billion yuan, and the profit growth rate changed from a year-on-year decrease of 2.
6% in January to February to an increase of 1.
2%
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On the other hand, driven by the support of rigid demand, the food industry has maintained steady growth, and the role of "ballast stone" is obvious
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According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in April, the added value of food manufacturing, alcoholic beverages and refined tea industries maintained a year-on-year growth
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From January to April, the growth rate of the added value of the three major industries of the food industry (agricultural and sideline food processing, food manufacturing, and wine and beverage refined tea manufacturing) was higher than that of the manufacturing industry and the national industry
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In April, the PMI of the agricultural and sideline food processing, food and beverage refined tea industries were all higher than the critical point, and the production and operation activity expectation index was in the high prosperity range of more than 55.
0%
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"In addition, the current policies are in the forefront, and the policy effects are gradually released
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With the effective control of the epidemic and the rapid recovery of the economic order, we are full of confidence in the good development prospects of light industry
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" Zhang Chonghe said
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