This article firstly analyzes the features of the consumer market in 2008 including increased contribution rate to the GDP，grain safety and food safety：it forecasts the consumer market in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the whole year of 2008. The gross retail sales of consumer goods in the fourth quarter will reach 3.0580 trillion yuan，a rise of nominal growth around 20.6% over the same period of 2007：the annual gross retail sales of consumer goods will reach 10.8370 trillion yuan，a rise of nominal growth around 21.5% over 2007：furthermore，the author makes a prospect with the consumer market in 2009 and puts forward some policy advice.