During the concluded 2026 National Day holiday, Anhui's commerce authorities seized the prime consumption window, strengthened provincial-municipal coordination, rolled out the Dynamic Anhui Consumption campaign, and enriched diverse consumption scenarios. The supply of daily necessities remained ample across the province, with the overall consumer market sustaining sound and steady performance.
From October 1 to 6, 9 key monitored commercial districts in Anhui posted total consumption of 2.07 billion yuan, up 12.5% year-on-year. Leading the growth were Wuhu Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street, Fuyang Commercial Center and Huangshan Tunxi Ancient Street, with year-on-year rises of 100.5%, 36.5% and 36.3% respectively.
Data from UnionPay Business shows that between Oct 1–6, Anhui's goods consumption reached 46.18 billion yuan, a 4.2% YoY increase. Breakdown: home appliances (+11.5%), apparel (+6.5%). Service consumption hit 18.51 billion yuan, rising 5.2% YoY, including accommodation (+7.5%) and catering (+3.7%).
Anhui scaled up its trade-in subsidies for consumer goods. From Oct 1 to 6, government subsidies worth 176 million yuan were redeemed for vehicle scrappage & replacement, home appliances, digital products and other self-branded trade-in programs, driving about 1.443 billion yuan in sales.
Source: Anhui Daily
