The service sector continues to grow at a fast pace.
From January to July, the total volume of postal services in the city increased by 72.0% year on year, accelerating by 4.3 percentage points compared to that of January to June, while the total volume of telecommunications services increased by 12.7%. From January to July, the operation revenue of other profitable service industries above the designated size in the city increased by 9.7% year on year. Among the service industries, the operation revenue of the business service industry increased by 14.1% year on year, that of the software and information technology service industry increased by 10.1%, and that of the professional technique service industry increased by 2.2%.
Consumer goods market continues to recover.
From January to August, the city's consumer goods market maintained a recovery trend. The retail sales of basic living goods increased steadily, with a year-on-year increase of 54.8% in the retail sales of beverage enterprises above designated size, increase of 18.3% in the retail sales of communication equipment, and increase of 16.2% in the retail sales of sports and entertainment products.