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)
| Category | Dec '23 | Jan/Feb ’24 | Mar ’24 | Apr ’24 | May ’24 | Jun ’24 | Jul ’24 | Aug ’24 | Sep ’24 | Oct ’24 | Nov ’24 | Dec ’24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (ex. Foodservice; incl. Automobiles and Gasoline) | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| Food | 5.8 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| Beverages | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 2.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -4.3 | -8.5 |
| Alcohol and tobacco | 8.3 | 13.7 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 5.2 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -3.1 | 10.4 |
| Apparel and footwear | 26.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -2.0 | 4.4 | -1.9 | -5.2 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 8.0 | -4.5 | -0.3 |
| Beauty | 9.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | -2.7 | 18.7 | -14.6 | -6.1 | -6.1 | -4.5 | 40.1 | -26.4 | 0.8 |
| Gold, silver and jewelry | 29.4 | 5.0 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -11.0 | -3.7 | -10.4 | -12.0 | -7.8 | -2.7 | -5.9 | -1.0 |
| Daily necessities | -5.9 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Sports and amusements appliances | 16.7 | 11.3 | 19.3 | 12.7 | 20.2 | -1.5 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 26.7 | 3.5 | 16.7 |
| Household appliances | -0.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 12.9 | -7.6 | -2.4 | 3.4 | 20.5 | 39.2 | 22.2 | 39.3 |
| Chinese and Western medicine | -18.0 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 1.4 | -2.7 | -0.9 |
| School, office supplies and computers | -9.0 | -8.8 | -6.6 | -4.4 | 4.3 | -8.5 | -2.4 | -1.9 | 10.0 | 18.0 | -5.9 | 9.1 |
| Furniture | 2.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.7 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 8.8 |
| Communication equipment | 11.0 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 2.9 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 14.4 | -7.7 | 14.0 |
| Construction and decoration material | -7.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -4.4 | -2.1 | -6.7 | -6.6 | -5.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Gasoline | 8.6 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -4.4 | -6.6 | -7.1 | -2.8 |
| Automobiles | 4.0 | 8.7 | -3.7 | -5.6 | -4.4 | -6.2 | -4.9 | -7.3 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Total retail sales from designated enterprises | 4.8 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Total Online Retail Sales (incl. Foodservice and Automobiles) | 10.7 | 4.8 | -6.3 | -1.9 | 5.9 | -9.5 | 11.5 | 2.3 | -1.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
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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| Sector | Jun '23 | Jul '23 | Aug ’23 | Sep '23 | Oct '23 | Nov '23 | Dec '23 | Jan/Feb '24 | Mar '24 | Apr '24 | May '24 | Jun '24 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total (ex. Foodservice; incl. Automobiles and Gasoline) | -0.1 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Food | 10.5 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Beverages | 5.5 | 5.2 | -5.1 | -3.4 | -0.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Alcohol and tobacco | -7.3 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 8.3 | 13.7 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 5.2 |
| 5 | Apparel and footwear | -12.5 | 5.4 | 17.7 | 32.4 | 17.6 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -2.0 | 4.4 | -1.9 |
| 6 | Beauty | -19.3 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 24.3 | 11.7 | 4.8 | -4.1 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -3.5 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | -2.7 | 18.7 | -14.6 |
| 7 | Gold, silver and jewelry | -18.4 | 5.9 | 37.4 | 44.7 | 24.4 | 7.8 | -10.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 29.4 | 5.0 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -11.0 | -3.7 |
| 8 | Daily necessities | -9.2 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 9.4 | -2.2 | -1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | -5.9 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| 9 | Sports and amusements appliances | N/A | 1.0 | 15.8 | 25.7 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 10.7 | 25.7 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 19.3 | 12.7 | 20.2 | -1.5 |
| 10 | Household appliances | -13.1 | -1.9 | -1.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 4.5 | -5.5 | -2.9 | -2.3 | 9.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 12.9 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Chinese and Western medicine | 39.8 | 19.3 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 7.1 | -18.0 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 12 | School, office supplies and computers | -0.3 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -4.9 | -1.2 | -9.9 | -13.1 | -8.4 | -13.6 | 7.7 | -8.2 | -9.0 | -8.8 | -6.6 | -4.4 | 4.3 | -8.5 |
| 13 | Furniture | -5.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| 14 | Communication equipment | -4.5 | -8.2 | 1.8 | 14.6 | 27.4 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 2.9 |
| 15 | Construction and decoration material | -8.9 | -0.9 | -4.7 | -11.2 | -14.6 | -6.8 | -11.2 | -11.4 | -8.2 | -4.8 | -10.4 | -7.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Gasoline | -2.9 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 4.1 | -2.2 | -0.6 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 17 | Automobiles | 4.6 | -9.4 | 11.5 | 38.0 | 24.2 | -1.1 | -1.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | -3.7 | -5.6 | -4.4 | -6.2 |
| 18 | Total retail sales from designated enterprises | -1.3 | 2.1 | 10.1 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| 19 | Total Online Retail Sales (incl. Foodservice and Automobiles) | 9.3 | 5.0 | 16.6 | 31.2 | 17.3 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 4.8 | 6.3 | -1.9 | 5.9 | -9.5 |
