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PeopleshopatHaikouRiyuePlazaDutyFreeShopinHaikou,southChina"sHainanProvince,Jan.25,2023.TouristswentshoppinginHainan,amajortouristdestinationforvisitorsinwinter,duringtheSpringFestivalholiday.(Xinhua/YangGuanyu)

BEIJING,Jan.27(Xinhua)--ThesalesrevenueofChina"sconsumption-relatedsectorsduringtheweeklongSpringFestivalholidaywentup12.2percentfromlastyear,taxdatashowedFriday.

Thesalesrevenuesawanaverageannualgrowthof12.4percentduringtheperiodcomparedwiththeSpringFestivalholidayin2019,thepre-COVID-19period,accordingtothevalue-addedtaxdatareleasedbytheStateTaxationAdministration.

Therecoveryoftourismandaccommodationserviceswasaccelerated.Thesalesrevenueoftravelagenciesandrelatedservicessurged130percentduringtheholidayfromthepreviousSpringFestivalbreak,recoveringto80.7percentoftheSpringFestivalholidayin2019,thedatashowed.

Touristhotelsandhotelchainssawtheirsalesrevenueincreaseby16.4percentand30.6percentrespectivelyfromlastyear,showedthedata.

Meanwhile,consumptionofdailynecessitiesmaintainedsteadygrowth,withsalesrevenueofbasiclivingcommoditiessuchasgrain,oilandfoodincreasedby31.5percentfromthepreviousSpringFestival.

TheSpringFestivalholiday,whichbeganonJan.21thisyear,isthebiggestoccasionforfamilyreunionsandheraldsthebeginningofspring.