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Consumption Highlights - During the Spring Festival holiday, the average daily sales revenue in consumption-related industries increased by 13.7% compared to the previous year, driven by policies promoting consumption and the popularity of smart and green products [1] - Sales revenue for household appliances, including sweeping robots and projection TVs, grew by 19%, while sales revenue for electric vehicle charging surged by 163.9% [1] - The tourism market saw a significant increase, with sales revenue for travel-related services rising by 39.6%, and Hainan scenic area services increasing by 70.9% [1] Transaction Data - During the Spring Festival holiday from February 15 to February 23, 2026, UnionPay and NetUnion processed 39.302 billion transactions amounting to 13.12 trillion yuan, with daily transaction numbers and amounts increasing by 37.45% and 19.26% respectively compared to the previous year [2] - The number of payment transactions from inbound tourists increased by 78.10%, and the transaction amount grew by 44.33% [2] - WeChat reported over 20% growth in offline transactions for travel and entertainment during the holiday, while Alipay's "AI payment" user count surpassed 100 million, with spending by inbound tourists increasing by over 80% compared to last year [2] Passenger Flow Data - National railway passenger numbers exceeded 310 million during the Spring Festival, with a total of 3.63 billion train tickets sold [3] - The civil aviation sector transported 22.05 million passengers during the holiday, with a daily average of 2.45 million passengers, marking a 7.7% increase from the previous year [3] - The peak travel day on February 23 saw 2.668 million passengers, a 7.6% increase compared to the same day in 2025, indicating a strong demand for travel [3] Financial Data - As of the end of January, the social financing scale stock grew by 8.2% year-on-year, with an increase of 166.2 billion yuan compared to the same period last year [4] - In January, RMB loans increased by 4.71 trillion yuan, with the total loan balance reaching 276.62 trillion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 6.1% [4] - The weighted average interest rate for corporate loans was approximately 3.2% in January 2026, down 2.4 percentage points from the peak in late 2018 [4]