October Chinese lottery sales up 8.3 percent

Figures released this week by the Chinese Finance Ministry show that lottery sales continue to rise, up 8.3 percent year-on-year in October to RMB 33.8 billion (US$ 4.9 billion).

The Sports Lottery outperformed the Welfare Lottery in percentage terms, rising 10.9 percent to RMB 16.5 billion, whilst Welfare sales were up 6 percent at RMB 17.3 billion.

Several provinces reported increased sales, bringing the year-to-date overall numbers to RMB 323.6 billion, up 6.7 percent y-o-y.