Analysis On The Current Situation Of Guangdong Wholesale And Retail Industry

According to the data of Guangdong Bureau of Statistics, from January to June 2012, Guangdong's wholesale and retail industry achieved a retail sales of 969.975 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%; Among them, the retail sales in June reached 169.273 billion yuan, an increase of 14.1%, 2.0 percentage points higher than that in May.

　　 Clothing shoes and hats Knitting and textile products increased by 18.3% in total, 20.3% in June alone, 0.5 percentage point higher than that in May.

The retail sales of accommodation and catering industry totaled 115.805 billion yuan, up 10.8%; Among them, the retail sales in June reached 19.38 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%, 1.4 percentage points higher than that in May. From January to June, among wholesale and retail enterprises (units) above designated size, food, beverage, tobacco and alcohol increased by 14.8% in total, and 15.4% in June alone, 4.4 percentage points higher than that in May.

The daily use category increased by 20.4% accumulatively, 35.5% in June alone, 10.7 percentage points higher than that in May; Furniture increased by 18.8% accumulatively, with a growth of 12.0% in June alone, 9.6 percentage points higher than that in May; The automobile industry dropped by 0.5% in total, and the growth rate in June alone was 9.9%, 9.7 percentage points higher than that in May.

Wholesale and retail industry is an important link in the process of socialized mass production, a guiding force that determines the speed, quality and efficiency of economic operation, and one of the industries with the highest degree of marketization and the most fierce competition in China.

At present, from the perspective of macroeconomic trends, the level of residents' income is in a relatively fast rising stage as a whole. In the long run, China's resident consumption has considerable room for development both in terms of total amount and structure, which provides a good medium and long-term macro environment for the development of China's wholesale and retail industry.

According to the National Economic Industry Classification (GB/T4754-2002) issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, the wholesale and retail industry includes 2 major categories, 18 medium categories and 92 sub categories. See the annex for details.

Wholesale refers to the activities of wholesalers to sell daily necessities and means of production in batches to wholesale and retail units and other enterprises, institutions and organs, as well as to engage in import and export trade and trade brokerage and agency activities. Wholesalers can own the ownership of the goods they wholesale and conduct trading activities in the name of their own units and companies; You can also act as an agent seller without the ownership of the goods; It also includes the wholesale activities of fixed stalls in various commodity wholesale markets.

Retail refers to commodity circulation enterprises that purchase commodities from industrial and agricultural producers, wholesale trade or residents, resell them to urban and rural residents for living consumption and sell them to social groups for public consumption. It is a sales activity aimed at final consumers (such as residents), such as department stores, supermarkets, specialized retail stores, brand stores, and sales stands. Including sales activities through the Internet, postal service, telephone, vending machine, etc. It also includes stores (such as bakeries) that are processed and produced in the back and sold in the front at the same place.

At present, 45% of our customers are engaged in wholesale and retail business, including those engaged in sales of clothing, books, building materials and other products.

Wholesale and retail business above designated size: a demarcation line stipulated by the local government according to the number of employees and sales volume. For example, wholesale business above designated size in a city refers to 20 or more employees at the end of the year, with an annual sales volume of 20 million yuan or more; The retail trade above the quota refers to that there are 60 or more employees at the end of the year, and the annual sales amount is 5 million yuan or more. Each city has a different quota.