财政部与商务部在2007年末联合宣布,旨在扩大我国农村消费的“家电下乡”工作将在山东、河南和四川三省率先试点。三省农民将可以买到专为农村市场生产的限价家电产品,同时还可以从财政部门申领“家电下乡”补贴。此活动的进行也使人们更关注自改革开放以来农村居民的家电消费状况的改变 At the end of 2007, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce jointly announced that the “Home Appliances Going to the Countryside” project aimed at expanding rural consumption in China will be piloted in three provinces of Shandong, Henan and Sichuan. Farmers in three provinces will be able to buy limited-price home appliances specifically designed for the rural market, and at the same time, they can apply for subsidies from the financial department to go home. This activity also makes people pay more attention to since the reform and opening up the rural household appliances consumption changes