Lhasa citizens spend 55.24 mln yuan during National Day holiday

　　File photo shows local residents of the town of Zedang in Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, shopping at a supermarket. (Photo: chinatibetnews.com)

　　BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Citizens in Tibet‘s capital of Lhasa spent at least 55.24 million yuan RMB (8.09 million U.S. dollars) during the National Day holiday from Oct. 1 to 8, up 7.3 percent from the same period last year, according to Tibet Business.

　　The money was spent primarily on gifts, clothes, daily necessities, and household electric appliances. A staff worker of the Lhasa City Bureau of Commerce said that exceptionally popular items were senergy-efficient air conditioners, refrigerators and large screen TV sets were. Cars, garments, shoes and hats sold well, too.

　　During the eight-day holiday, the total sales of nine major department stores hit 45.88 million yuan, and those of eight hotels and restaurants reached 1.92 million yuan. A total of 54 cars were sold at four automobile dealerships at 5.96 million yuan.