Chinese retailers and wholesalers plan to increase their purchases of imported products because demand for them among Chinese shoppers remains strong, according to survey results published by China’s Ministry of Commerce.
Some 9.7 per cent of the 945 retail and wholesale firms that responded to the Ministry of Commerce survey said they would increase their consumer product imports in the next year, 2.5 percentage points higher than those planning to decrease their purchases.
Of 1,059 consumers surveyed, 24.1 per cent planned more purchases of imported products, with strong demand for food, maternal and infant products, cosmetics, watches and glasses, jewellery and passenger vehicles.