[National Bureau of Statistics: Retail Sales of Consumer Goods and Services Up 2.7% in First Half of Year]
July 15 (Cailian Press) – Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that in the first half of the year, total retail sales of consumer goods and services increased by 2.7% year-on-year, with service retail sales increasing by 5.3% and goods retail sales increasing by 1.1%. Among service retail sales, communication and information services, tourism consulting and leasing services, and cultural and sports leisure services saw relatively rapid growth.
In the first half of the year, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 24,872.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%. By location of business, urban retail sales of consumer goods reached 21,550.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%; rural retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,321.6 billion yuan, an increase of 2.5%. By consumption type, goods retail sales reached 22,046.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.1%; catering revenue reached 2,825.5 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8%. Sales of basic necessities and some upgraded goods grew rapidly. Retail sales of grain, oil and food, clothing, footwear and textiles, and communication equipment by enterprises above the designated size increased by 7.4%, 6.7%, and 14.4% year-on-year, respectively. In June, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4,269.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.0%, compared to a decrease of 0.6% in the previous month; month-on-month growth was 0.38%. In the first half of the year, online retail sales of goods and services nationwide reached 10,071.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%. Among them, online retail sales of goods reached 6,429.6 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%; online retail sales of services reached 3,641.9 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0%.
