Dining, retail sales spike during Spring Festival   

中国春节黄金周市场购销活跃 销售总额达5390亿

蛇年春节黄金周，中国各地商品种类丰富，供应充足，购销活跃。据商务部监测，除夕至正月初六，中国重点监测零售和餐饮企业销售额达5390亿元人民币，比2012年春节期间增长14.7%。

Beijing (CNS) – Sales of key national retail and catering enterprises reached 539 billion yuan during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday that ended Friday. That's an increase of 14.7 percent compared to the same period in 2012, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Sales of enterprises in Henan, Hubei, Tianjin, Chongqing and Hebei saw year-on-year increases of 18.0 percent, 17.5 percent, 17.2 percent, 16.2 percent and 15.9 percent respectively.

Because Valentine's Day fell during the holiday, the jewelry market also saw peak consumption. Retail sales of gold and silver jewelry rose 38.1 percent compared to the same period last year.

Fashionable digital products such as cameras, mobile phones, tablet PCs and SLR cameras also sold well.

Key catering enterprises in Tianjin, Hubei, Shanghai and Henan saw a year-on-year growth of 18.5 percent, 15.5 percent, 6.0 percent and 5.3 percent respectively.