商务部副部长鄢东：2025年全年社会消费品零售总额首次突破50万亿元，达到50.1万亿元，增长3.7%

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Commerce has reported significant improvements in consumer spending, with a focus on combining policies and activities to stimulate consumption and enhance the quality of life for citizens [1] Group 1: Consumer Spending Highlights - The total retail sales of consumer goods for the year exceeded 50 trillion yuan, reaching 50.1 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of 3.7% [1] - The contribution rate of consumption to economic growth has increased to 52%, up by 5 percentage points [1] Group 2: Product Consumption - The implementation of a trade-in program for consumer goods has led to sales of related products such as automobiles, home appliances, and mobile phones totaling 2.61 trillion yuan, benefiting 366 million people [1] Group 3: Service Consumption - The retail sales in the service sector grew by 5.5% for the year, with significant double-digit growth in areas such as cultural and recreational services, tourism consulting, and transportation [1] Group 4: Innovative Consumption Scenarios - Initiatives to build an international consumption environment have been launched, including the optimization of the tax refund policy for departing travelers, resulting in nearly a doubling of sales for tax refund eligible products [1]