Highlights of news conference of the Ministry of Commerce

Zhong Shan, Minister of Commerce; Wang Shouwen, Vice-Minister of Commerce and Deputy China International Trade Representative, and Vice-Minister of Commerce Qian Keming, answered questions on China's domestic market and all-round opening-up at a press conference during the second session of the 13th National People's Congress on March 9, 2019.

Here are the highlights:

Social consumption increases 9% to 38t yuan last year

China's total social consumption in 2018 reached 38.1 trillion yuan, up 9 percent year-on-year, Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said on Saturday during a media conference.

Consumption contributed 76.2 percent of last year's economic growth, Zhong said.