Today, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released the changes in the sales prices of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities in February 2023. In this regard, Sheng Guoqing, chief statistician of the City Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, interpreted the National Day. In February 2023, with the gradual appearance of the policy effect and the further release of housing demand, the number of cities in which the sales price of commercial housing in 70 large and medium-sized cities increased on a month-on-month basis continued to increase, the sales price of commercial housing in all tier cities rose on a month-on-month basis, the sales price of commercial housing in tier 1 cities rose on a year-on-year basis, and the year-on-year decline in tier 2 and tier 3 cities narrowed. 1、 Overall, the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in tier 1, 2, and 3 cities rose month on month in February. Among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the sales prices of new commercial residential buildings and second-hand residential buildings rose month on month in 55 and 40 cities, respectively, increasing by 19 and 27 compared to the previous month. In February, the sales price of newly-built commercial housing in first-tier cities rose 0.2% month-on-month, the same as that of last month; The sales price of second-hand housing rose 0.7% month-on-month, 0.3 percentage points higher than that of the previous month. The sales price of newly-built commercial residential buildings in second-tier cities rose 0.4% month-on-month, 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous month; The selling price of second-hand residential buildings increased by 0.1% from 0.3% month-on-month. The sales price of newly-built commercial residential buildings in third-tier cities decreased by 0.1% month-on-month to increase by 0.3%; The sales price of second-hand residential buildings fell 0.4% month-on-month to flat. 2、 The sales price of commercial residential buildings in first-tier cities rose year on year, and the year-on-year decline in second-tier and third-tier cities narrowed in February. Among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the sales price of new commercial residential buildings rose year on year in 14 cities, a decrease of 1 compared with the previous month; The sales price of second-hand housing rose by 7 cities on a year-on-year basis, an increase of 1 over the previous month. In February, the sales price of newly-built commercial residential buildings in first-tier cities rose 1.7% year-on-year, down 0.4 percentage points from the previous month; The sales price of second-hand housing rose 1.0% year-on-year, 0.1 percentage points higher than that of the previous month. The sales price of newly-built commercial housing and second-hand housing in second-tier cities decreased by 0.7% and 2.9% respectively year on year, with a decrease of 0.4 percentage points compared with the previous month. The sales price of newly-built commercial housing and second-hand housing in the third-tier cities decreased by 3.3% and 4.4% respectively year on year, with a decrease of 0.5 and 0.3 percentage points respectively compared with the previous month. (Xinhua News Agency)