CCTV News: On April 6, 2025, the China Federation of Commerce released the China Retail Industry Prosperity Index (CRPI) in April.
In April, China's retail industry prosperity index rose by 0.3 percentage points month-on-month, the retail market operating environment continued to improve, and the vitality of the consumer market steadily increased.
In April, China's retail industry prosperity index was 50.5%, up 0.3 percentage points month-on-month, maintaining its expansion range.
From the industry classification, the commodity business index was 50.1%, up 0.2 percentage points month-on-month. Analysts believe that the scope of new purchases in spring, the expansion of the scope of consumer goods trade-in subsidies, and innovative attempts to diversify consumption scenarios have driven the continued improvement of offline commodity retail expectations. The leasing and operating index was 52.7%, up 1.3 percentage points month-on-month, maintaining the mid-to-high economic range. It has risen for two consecutive months, and the increase has expanded. It shows that the offline service consumption market is active, the expectation of new stores of leasing and operating companies continues to improve, the pressure on operating costs has decreased, and the willingness to invest has increased. The e-commerce business index was 50.1%, the same as last month.
With the accelerated implementation of policies such as the "Special Action Plan for Promoting Consumption", my country's consumer market is actively releasing the superposition effect of "promoting upgrading, expanding scale, and improving energy levels", the operating environment continues to improve, and consumption vitality steadily increases.
