China lottery sales continued to rise in November
News on 25 Dec 2017
News on 25 Dec 2017
China’s Ministry of Finance has released sales numbers for the nation’s popular Welfare and Sports lotteries, reporting an overall 11.8 percent year-on-year increase to 38.56 billion yuan (about US$ 5.82 billion )
The state news agency Xinhua reports that sales of Welfare lottery tickets increased 8.6 percent year on year to 19.4 billion yuan last month, while Sports lottery sales went up 15.2 percent to 19.15 billion yuan., t
In November, 27 provincial-level regions saw growth in lottery sales, driven by strong sales in Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangdong, Hunan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the ministry.
In the first 11 months of 2017, overall lottery sales went up 8.1 percent to 386.99 billion yuan, with sales of Welfare lottery tickets and Sports lottery tickets increasing 5.3 percent and 11.1 percent, respectively.
