CCTV News: The State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced its foreign exchange reserves on April 7, and the scale of my country's foreign exchange reserves has stabilized at more than US$3.2 trillion for 16 consecutive months.

The latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that as of the end of March, my country's foreign exchange reserves were US$324.07 billion, an increase of US$13.4 billion from the end of February, an increase of 0.42%. my country's foreign exchange reserve scale has stabilized at more than US$3.2 trillion for 16 consecutive months. A relevant person in charge of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said that my country's economic operation is generally stable and steady, and a package of stock policies and incremental policies continue to make efforts and effective, and high-quality development is steadily promoted, providing support for the basic stability of the scale of foreign exchange reserves.

Wen Bin, chief economist of China Minsheng Bank, said that despite the increasing external instability and uncertainty factors, my country's economic foundation is stable, has many advantages and great potential, and has sufficient macro-control reserve tools and policy space, which is conducive to releasing huge potential for domestic demand. At the same time, with the diversification of my country's foreign trade region, the upgrading of trade structure, and the continued increase in the attractiveness of RMB assets to foreign investment, my country's international balance of payments will continue to remain stable, laying the foundation for the basic stability of the scale of foreign exchange reserves.

The profit of my country's smart consumer equipment manufacturing industry increased by 125.5% in the first two months of this year

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that from January to February, my country's smart consumer equipment manufacturing industry increased by 125.5%. Strategic emerging industries represented by artificial intelligence, new energy, and high-end equipment grew rapidly, and new quality productivity accelerated its rise, becoming the core engine for stabilizing the economy and promoting transformation.

China's retail industry prosperity index rebounded significantly in April

The data released by the China Federation of Commerce on April 6 showed that in April, China's retail industry prosperity index was 50.5%, up 0.3 percentage points month-on-month and 0.1 percentage point year-on-year, up 2 consecutive months. The operating environment of my country's retail industry continues to improve, and consumption vitality is steadily increasing.

By industry, the commodity business index was 50.1%, up 0.2 percentage points month-on-month. It shows that as domestic demand increases, consumption policies continue to be strengthened, the growth trend of commodity retail continues to improve. The leasing and operation index was 52.7%, up 1.3 percentage points month-on-month and a significant increase of 2.5 percentage points year-on-year, indicating that new stores have continued to increase, investment willingness has increased, and service consumption has become increasingly active.

China's commodity price index rose month-on-month for two consecutive months

In March, China's commodity price index was 113.4 points, up 0.7% month-on-month and 1.3% year-on-year, both better than the same period last year. By industry, the price index of nonferrous metals, agricultural products and mineral products has all achieved month-on-month increase. The commodity price index has risen month-on-month for two consecutive months, indicating that as the production and operation activities of enterprises continue to accelerate, the prosperity of the commodity market continues to rebound.

The box office of Qingming Festival movies in 2025 exceeded 370 million yuan

This Qingming Festival holiday, the film market is still hot. According to data from the online platform, as of 9:00 p.m. on April 6, the box office of the Qingming Festival in 2025 was 377 million yuan, and "Minecraft Movie", "Sunshine·Flower", "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble", "Don't Talking Love", and "Fox Hunting·Operation" ranked among the top five in the box office.

The national ports entered and exited 6.212 million people entered and exited the country during the Qingming Festival holiday, an increase of 19.7% year-on-year

The State Immigration Administration announced on April 7 that there were a total of 6.212 million people entered and exited the country during the Qingming Festival holiday this year, with an average of 2.071 million people per day, an increase of 19.7% over the same period last year. Among them, 2.76 million mainland residents entered and left the country, an increase of 14.0% year-on-year; 2.755 million Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents entered and left the country, an increase of 21.5% year-on-year; 697,000 foreigners entered and left the country, an increase of 39.5% year-on-year.