05 Dec 2025

Consumer goods trade-in program running out of steam

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China’s consumer goods trade-in program is running out of steam.
Per data released by the commerce ministry (MofCom) on December 3:

Over the past month, the trade-in program has supported RMB 100 billion in retail sales.
For comparison, the program stimulated sales of RMB 400 billion over the two m...