The National Building Materials and Home Furnishing Prosperity Index BHI jointly issued by the Circulation Industry Development Department of the Ministry of Commerce and the China Building Materials Circulation Association. In September 2020, the National Building Materials and Home Furnishing Prosperity Index (BHI) was 108.26, up 6.33 points month-on-month and down 2.28 points year-on-year.

September sales of building materials and home furnishing stores above designated size was 86.570 billion yuan, up 14.99% month-on-month and down 11.79% year-on-year. Cumulative sales from January to September 2020 were 501.982 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 30.78%.

The Industry Research Department of China Building Materials Circulation Association interpreted the current BHI data: In September, the national building materials and home furnishing market entered the traditional peak season for consumption. The stability of the epidemic also continued to release consumer demand affected by the epidemic, and the vitality of the national building materials and home furnishing market increased significantly . BHI continued its upward trend in August and continued to rise.