(Ministry of Commerce: exuberant sales of upgraded goods in May) consumption of catering and other services continued to rebound in May. On 17 June, a person in charge of the Consumer Promotion Department of the Ministry of Commerce pointed out that sales of upgraded goods were strong, referring to the situation of China's consumer market in May 2023. In May, retail sales increased by 10.5% compared with the same period last year, of which retail sales of communications equipment, gold and silver jewelry and sports and entertainment goods above the quota increased by 27.4%, 24.4% and 14.3% respectively compared with the same period last year. The Ministry of Commerce has guided all kinds of automobile consumption promotion activities in various localities, continuously implemented measures to activate the used car market, and issued policies to support new energy vehicles to the countryside and speed up the construction of charging facilities in coordination with relevant departments, so as to promote the rapid growth of automobile consumption. Retail sales of cars per unit above the quota increased by 24.2% compared with the same period last year. Consumption of catering and other services continued to pick up. The effect of the May Day holiday is obvious, driving the consumption of catering and other services to pick up continuously. During the May Day period, the Ministry of Commerce focused on monitoring that the sales of catering enterprises increased by 57.9% compared with the same period last year.