Retail, catering register growth for 2023 Spring Festival

China's retail and catering sectors registered a 6.8 percent increase year-on-year during this year's Spring Festival holiday which ran from Jan 21 to Friday, Geng Hongzhou, an official from the Ministry of Commerce, said on Monday.

He added consumption of catering, hospitality and other life services also rebounded during this year's holiday.

The consumption of dine-in services increased 15.4 percent compared with the same period last year, he said.