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China Retail Sales Databank

The Coresight Research China Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the trajectory of retail in China. Our Databank provides easy access to year-over-year monthly retail sales growth, in total and by sector and for e-commerce. 

This Databank is updated monthly. 

China Retail Sales, by Sector: Latest 13 Months (YoY % Change)

CategoryDec '23Jan/Feb ’24Mar ’24Apr ’24May ’24Jun ’24Jul ’24Aug ’24Sep ’24Oct ’24Nov ’24Dec ’24
Total (ex. Foodservice; incl. Automobiles and Gasoline) 4.84.62.72.03.61.52.71.93.35.02.83.9
Food5.89.011.08.59.310.89.910.111.110.110.19.9
Beverages7.76.95.86.46.51.76.12.7-0.7-0.9-4.3-8.5
Alcohol and tobacco8.313.79.48.47.75.2-0.13.1-0.7-0.1-3.110.4
Apparel and footwear26.01.93.8-2.04.4-1.9-5.2-1.6-0.48.0-4.5-0.3
Beauty9.74.02.2-2.718.7-14.6-6.1-6.1-4.540.1-26.40.8
Gold, silver and jewelry29.45.03.2-0.1-11.0-3.7-10.4-12.0-7.8-2.7-5.9-1.0
Daily necessities-5.9-0.73.54.47.70.32.11.33.08.51.36.3
Sports and amusements appliances 16.711.319.312.720.2-1.510.73.26.226.73.516.7
Household appliances-0.15.75.84.512.9-7.6-2.43.420.539.222.239.3
Chinese and Western medicine-18.02.05.97.84.34.55.84.35.41.4-2.7-0.9
School, office supplies and computers-9.0-8.8-6.6-4.44.3-8.5-2.4-1.910.018.0-5.99.1
Furniture2.34.60.21.24.81.1-1.1-3.70.47.410.58.8
Communication equipment11.016.27.213.316.62.912.714.812.314.4-7.714.0
Construction and decoration material-7.52.12.8-4.5-4.5-4.4-2.1-6.7-6.6-5.82.90.8
Gasoline8.65.03.51.65.14.61.6-0.4-4.4-6.6-7.1-2.8
Automobiles4.08.7-3.7-5.6-4.4-6.2-4.9-7.30.43.76.60.5
Total retail sales from designated enterprises4.86.22.50.93.5-1.00.0-0.72.86.81.24.2
Total Online Retail Sales (incl. Foodservice and Automobiles) 10.74.8-6.3-1.95.9-9.511.52.3-1.8-0.10.11.5

January and February figures are reported together. The sector breakdown is based on surveys from enterprises with annual sales of ¥5 million (around $700,000) and above.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics

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