商務部表示，今年將千方百計推動消費持續(xù)恢復和升級，增強消費對經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的基礎性作用。

China's retail sales of consumer goods posted only a 1.7-percent growth year on year in December 2021 as the whole year's retail sales rose 12.5 percent, indicating a pressure of demand contraction, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told a press conference.

去年，社會消費品零售總額增長12.5%；其中去年12月份，社會消費品零售總額同比增長1.7%。這顯示下行的壓力在增大。商務部部長王文濤在發(fā)布會上表示。

To cope with the situation, the ministry will secure the implementation of existing supporting policies for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises in sectors including catering, hotel and retail sales.

對于如何發(fā)力促進消費穩(wěn)定恢復，商務部表示，將抓好政策落實。餐飲、住宿，還有零售，對這些行業(yè)特別是中小微企業(yè)提出了紓困幫扶政策，首要的就是把這些紓困幫扶的政策落實到位。

The ministry will help conduct more sales-promoting activities under sound COVID-19 control, such as shopping festivals and the China International Consumer Products Expo as well as snow-ice consumption as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics brought passion to the sector.

今年，商務部門將在做好疫情防控的前提下，繼續(xù)組織開展系列促消費活動。比如各種消費節(jié)和消博會。同時，借助北京冬奧會巨大成功所帶來的“冰雪熱”、冰雪消費，組織形式多樣的冰雪主題消費促進活動。

The consumption platforms will also be upgraded, establishing smart and green business districts and pedestrian streets to meet consumers' needs, said the minister.

打造消費升級平臺。進一步推進步行街高質(zhì)量發(fā)展，開展智慧商圈等的示范創(chuàng)建。發(fā)展綠色健康消費，更好滿足人民對美好生活的需要。

【相關詞匯】

消費平臺 consumption platforms

智慧商圈 smart business districts

參考來源：新華社、中國經(jīng)濟網(wǎng)

編輯：Kirsten