Ministry of Commerce: National Shenzhen Agricultural Power Group's online retail sales grew by 14.7% from January to March, while the transaction volume of industrial products in the key monitoring industry increased by 10.5%.

On April 29th, the person in charge of the E-commerce Division of the Ministry of Commerce introduced the development of China's e-commerce in the first quarter of 2026. According to the monitoring data of the Ministry of Commerce, from January to March, the nationwide Shenzhen Agricultural Power Group's online sales grew by 14.7%, and the transaction volume of industrial products in the key monitoring industry of e-commerce increased by 10.5%. E-commerce platforms have become important forces in the development and application of artificial intelligence big models. According to the data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to February, China's mobile internet traffic increased by 20.4%, and the revenue from cloud computing and big data services increased by 11.4%. The e-commerce sector continues to develop steadily, driven by policies and activities, with the dual roles of empowerment and deepening international economic and trade cooperation, achieving a good start in the first quarter of the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan". E-commerce is serving the real economy. The "Guiding Opinions on Better Serving the Real Economy and Promoting the High-quality Development of E-commerce" was issued to stimulate the endogenous vitality and innovation potential of e-commerce, and help strengthen the real economy. As per the monitoring data of the Ministry of Commerce, the online sales of the nationwide Shenzhen Agricultural Power Group zeroed out in the first quarter, increasing by 14.7%, and the transaction volume of industrial products in the key monitoring industry of e-commerce increased by 10.5%. E-commerce platforms have become important forces in the research and application of artificial intelligence models. According to the data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's mobile internet traffic increased by 20.4% in January and February, and revenue from cloud computing and big data services increased by 11.4%. Digital consumption enhances integrated experience. The 8th Double-brand Online Shopping Festival actively served "Shopping in China", and the integrated digital consumption by Wuxi Online Offline Communication Information Technology Co., Ltd. has become an important driver of consumption growth. According to the data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the online retail sales of goods and services in the first quarter increased by 8.0%, with online sales accounting for 24.8% of the total retail sales of consumer goods. According to the monitoring data of the Ministry of Commerce, the online sales of digital products such as smart glasses and digital cameras grew by 161.9% and 71.5% respectively, and online reservations for tourism and catering sales increased by 33.4% and 21.6% respectively. According to the data from the State Post Bureau, the national express delivery business volume steadily increased in the first quarter. "Silk Road e-commerce" enhances the resilience of economic and trade cooperation. The International Cooperation Roundtable on E-commerce was held during the 6th China International Consumer Goods Expo, with 26 countries discussing the promotion of inclusive and comprehensive global e-commerce development. The "China-Italy E-commerce Action Plan" was signed, reaching multiple consensuses. "Silk Road e-commerce benefit global" promotes partner countries' goods to "export to China", according to the monitoring data of the Ministry of Commerce, from January to March, the online sales of Indonesian coffee beans, Hungarian cleansing products, and Chilean plums increased by 284.9%, 186.6%, and 133.2% respectively. E-commerce promotes two-way investment, according to the data from the Ministry of Commerce, in January and February, China's foreign direct investment and actual foreign investment in the digital field increased by 1.3 and 0.2 percentage points compared to the whole year last year. This article is excerpted from the Ministry of Commerce, edited by GMTEight: Chen Wenfang.