Year is approaching, as the world's largest commodity distribution base in Yiwu, is being ushered in the last group of merchants in 2011, and began an inventory of over 60,000 shops in the year's harvest.
    "This year is also good, both foreign and domestic sales of almost one percent better than last year." Shortly after Christmas, Christmas gifts Yiwu billion aircraft factory manager Zhang Lanfang began the year end inventory counts business plan, she said Christmas this year, Yiwu more optimistic about the economy as a whole.

    "In fact, Yiwu see how the economy is not necessarily going to trade the city, walk around the streets to see the business of restaurants can know." Yiwu, one of the largest Chinese restaurant chain "rush off" logistics department, said deputy general manager Wu Linsheng , restaurants, traffic from the urban economy reflects the level of activity. He judged this year, Yiwu economic situation should be good, because the restaurant industry, especially fast-food industry is in rapid expansion, only the "rush off" a year on the newly opened 15 stores.

    "And, good restaurants do not count the business turnover, count every day a few packets of salt will be able to know the answer. A packet of a pound of salt to represent about 200 traffic." Wulin Sheng said.

    Salt consumption on behalf of economic trends? Yiwu Office Zheng Jiansheng said salt company, Yiwu's economic support by the native population, migrant workers has reached 1.4 million, more than twice the local population, the consumption of salt can probably see the local employment situation.

    Salt offers data show that in 2011 the first 11 months, Yiwu City , the monthly average salt consumption of 1462 tons, 1464 tons in 2010, two years maximum and minimum salt consumption in the month of January are and February.

    "This shows that the economic situation this year, Yiwu, is relatively stable." Zheng Jiansheng said.

    To verify the "rush off" and the salt company's statement, the reporter came to Yiwu customs - Yiwu foreign trade as a lifeline, just look at the year's exports will be able to know the economic trend. Customs staff are busy statistics, the data provided, Yiwu, the total export from January to November was 32.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 25.7%.

    Yiwu Market , deputy director of the Office of the Board of Trade, said Fan Wenjun, Yiwu since January 2010 onwards, creating a "salt index" monitoring method, the salt of the monthly sales report to the municipal government, municipal government as monitoring Yiwu Economic the economy of running an important indicator of economic performance in order to alert potential problems, and timely introduction of relevant countermeasures.

    "'Salt index' is from the 2008 financial crisis in mind. When we observe that the first eight months of salt Yiwu overall sales steady, but from September to November, suddenly greatly reduced gradually after December rebounded to normal levels Later we found that reducing salt consumption in the three months Yiwu, the financial crisis is the most difficult times. "Fan Wenjun said salt sales statistics convenient and economic" barometer.