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) wdt_ID Sector Dec '22 Jan/Feb 23 Mar '23 Apr '23 May '23 Jun '23 Jul '23 Aug ’23 Sep '23 Oct '23 Nov '23 Dec '23 Jan/Feb '24 Mar '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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 This report is for Premium subscribers only. Learn more about subscriptions here.
