News outlet Yicai released a ranking of the top 10 Chinese cities with strong consumption in the first three quarters of this year.
Among the 10 cities, seven are from the Yangtze River Economic Belt, which shows the supporting role of the economic area to China's economy has been increasing in recent years, the report said. Last year, the GDP of the economic area totaled 45.78 trillion yuan ($6.92 trillion), accounting for 46.2 percent of the country's GDP, and the proportion increased 2.1 percentage points from a year earlier.
Shanghai took the first spot in the ranking, with total retail sales of consumer goods hitting 1.11 trillion yuan in the first three quarters of this year. In the third quarter, the figure jumped 8.9 percent from the same period last year, and August's data surged 11.5 percent.
Beijing and Chongqing ranked in the second and third spots, with total retail sales of consumer goods at 939 billion yuan and 833 billion yuan, respectively.
The central cities' attraction in consumption to people living in the surrounding cities has been continuously increasing as the high-speed rail network formed. The central cities are full of consumption items, including large-scale concert and sporting events, the report said.
Now, let's take a look at the top 10 cites with strong consumption.
No 10 Wuhan Total retail sales of consumer goods: 399 billion yuan
The Eye of East Lake Ferris wheel is seen in the foreground of the lake in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on Aug 17, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 9 Hangzhou Total retail sales of consumer goods: 420.4 billion yuan
A group of women walk single file through a terraced field, as seen from a ginkgo tree in Zhinan village of Taihuyuan town in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Nov 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 8 Nanjing Total retail sales of consumer goods: 516.73 billion yuan
Diners enjoy local cuisine at a scenic spot in Nanjing, on Oct 7, 2020. [Photo/Sipa]
No 7 Suzhou Total retail sales of consumer goods: 549.67 billion yuan
A family selects an education robot at a bookstore in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo by Wang Jiankang/For China Daily]
No 6 Chengdu Total retail sales of consumer goods: 569.18 billion yuan
Chunxi Road, one of the major shopping streets in the center of Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on March 29, 2018. [Photo/Sipa]
No 5 Shenzhen Total retail sales of consumer goods: 604.47 billion yuan
Aerial photo taken on Aug 13, 2020, shows a view of Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 4 Guangzhou Total retail sales of consumer goods: 664.99 billion yuan
The Canton Tower is seen at night in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 3 Chongqing Total retail sales of consumer goods: 832.96 billion yuan
Visitors enjoy night views of Hongyadong from the Qiansimen Bridge over the Jialing River, Chongqing. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily ]
No 2 Beijing Total retail sales of consumer goods: 939.01 billion yuan
Consumers shop at the Xilongduo mall in Shijingshan district in Beijing. [Photo by Du Jianpo/For China Daily]
