Continue to improve the convenience, Sichuan household appliances trade-in and digital products purchase more than 7 million pieces.

According to statistics from the Department of Commerce of Sichuan Province, as of May 13th this year, subsidies for replacing old household appliances and purchasing new digital products in Sichuan covered 7.02 million pieces, which effectively boosted consumption by 22.1 billion yuan.

Digital products are the most popular. The data shows that mobile phone sales account for 27% of all household appliances and digital categories. As the weather turns hot, the sales of refrigeration products in household appliances are booming, and the sales of air conditioners are the highest, accounting for 23% of all products; Refrigerators ranked second, accounting for 9%.

Continuously improve convenience. According to the relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Commerce, in order to optimize the consumption experience and facilitate consumers’ payment, Sichuan has explored the introduction of a number of acquiring institutions, and has supported many institutions such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank to complete system transformation and promote the increase of a number of acquiring institutions. Since the comprehensive promotion of subsidy reduction, the number of participants in the province has reached 4.59 million.

This year’s "May Day" holiday, the trade-in of consumer goods has become an important support to stimulate holiday consumption and enliven the holiday atmosphere. Since May 1st, the second round of subsidy activities for household appliances renewal in Leshan City has started. For the household appliance sales enterprises participating in the policy, 12 types of household appliances, such as refrigerators and washing machines, with energy efficiency of level 2 or above or water efficiency standards, will be given a one-time subsidy according to 10% of product sales, with the maximum not exceeding 500 yuan. Municipal subsidies can be superimposed with national and provincial policies to fully stimulate the enthusiasm of enterprises and consumers to participate. This round of municipal subsidy funds totaled 2,025,800 yuan, which was declared on the first day of launch, driving sales of 5,500 orders and realizing sales amount exceeding 25 million yuan. In Yibin, the trade-in of household appliances during the holiday season has become a hot spot of market consumption, which not only brings benefits to consumers, but also injects new vitality into the consumer market. According to statistics, the city accepted more than 20,000 applications for trade-in of consumer goods, which directly boosted consumption by 72.4 million yuan. Household appliances, home improvement kitchen and bathroom, 3C digital products and other fields ushered in a consumption boom.

According to statistics from the Provincial Department of Commerce, since the implementation of subsidies for the trade-in of household appliances and the purchase of new digital products in Sichuan, Chengdu has the largest sales volume, accounting for 62%, Mianyang for 4% and Yibin for 3%.

Reporter Chen Bihong

Editor: Wang Minlin