Inflation and the macro-control effects of chain drug stores.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Inflation and the macro-control effects of chain drug stores 1, the overall point of view, the current domestic inflation and the government’s macro regulation and control whether the pharmaceutical retail industry to bring about a certain effect? In which the type of retail business more easily affected? A: I personally think that the inflation impact of the drug retail sales small. Generally speaking, consumer goods retail sales growth rate and inflation levels showed a positive correlation, CPI will continue to bring the high prices of consumer goods in total retail sales of nominal rates of growth. But the drugs are a special commodity, there is no such correlation, because of lack of drug price elasticity of demand, prices will not lower prices on the demand for big change. At this stage the national macro-control is even more tightening of liquidity, for the retail industry is influential, mainly financial constraints, lack of funds, the speed shop certainly slow down the pace of expansion slowed the development of its own brand will be blocked, because its own brand, mostly in cash purchases. It will also have a concentration of retail businesses to upgrade deceleration. Another impact is the price inflation, leading to broad based, some common drugs will also have prices, or disappear, so that the retail is not good news. Consumers prices may decline, at least, is the price increase is so varieties, followed by a national limit of the species, due to a variety of raw materials and energy, freight artificial broad based, limit a company to do come out on the loss of natural selection not do a for the enjoyment of retail pharmacies will be affected. The final step is the demand for health care products will be reduced. So I think that the impact of the retail business is capital, especially the lack of liquidity in the enterprise, there is a parity supermarkets. 2, from the end of last year, a number of pharmacies listed on t