国家统计局：7月份我国消费扩大态势未变

Group 1 - In July, the growth rate of total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 3.7% year-on-year, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points compared to the previous month, while service retail remained stable with a 5.2% increase from January to July [1][2] - The sales of home appliances, audio-visual equipment, cultural and office supplies, furniture, and communication equipment saw significant growth, with year-on-year increases of 28.7%, 13.8%, 20.6%, 14.9% respectively in July [2] - The demand for cultural, sports, and entertainment products has increased, leading to a year-on-year growth of 13.7% for sports and entertainment goods and 8.2% for gold and silver jewelry in July [2] Group 2 - The tourism and cultural service retail sector experienced robust growth, driven by increased travel demand during the summer, with double-digit growth in tourism consulting, transportation services, and cultural and recreational services from January to July [2] - Online retail and emerging consumption trends are developing positively, with a 6.3% year-on-year increase in physical goods online retail from January to July, and new consumption models like live streaming shopping gaining traction [3] - The government plans to continue implementing measures to boost consumption, focusing on expanding goods consumption while fostering new growth points in service consumption [3]