According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on March 15, from January to February this year, the added value of industries above designated size nationwide increased by 7.5% year-on-year; the total retail sales of consumer goods was 7,442.6 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7% year-on-year; the total import and export of goods was 6,204.4 billion yuan. A year-on-year increase of 13.3%. “Under the combined effect of macro policies and the efforts of market players, the momentum of my country’s economic recovery from January to February has improved, laying a solid foundation for a good start in the first quarter of this year.” Spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, National Economy Fu Linghui, director of the Comprehensive Statistics Department, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office.