According to information recently released by the Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, supply and demand of all kinds of commodities have both been on the rise during the first half of this year due to the favorable foreign trade situation and great domestic consumption. From January to June, there were a total of 4,253 trade markets for various kinds of commodities, with a trade volume of 576.07 billion RMB yuan, 20.4% over the same period last year. This year s trade volume is expected to exceed a trillion by the end of the year.
