The Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday said the outbreak of coronavirus would not affect the Chinese food market.
According to him, the period has also witnessed increase in the sales of protective gear, health and sanitation products. “Affected by the outbreak, retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of consumption growth, declined by 20.5 per cent in the first two months of this year, down 28.7 per cent.“Hotels, restaurants, barber shops, departmental stores and shopping centres were among the hardest-hit, with far fewer customers since the outbreak,’’ he said.
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