Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in the First Months of 2014

National Bureau of Statistics of China 2014-03-14 16:48 Print| Large| Medium| Small

In the first two months of 2014, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4,228.1 billion yuan, up by 11.8 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 12.2 percent. The follows are nominal growth rates if there’s no additional explanation). Of the total, the retail sales of consumer goods of unitsabove designated size was 2,013.3 billion yuan, increased 9.5 percent.

 

 

 

In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3,646.6 billion yuan in the first two months, up by 11.7 percent year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 581.4 billion yuan, up by 12.8 percent year-on-year.

 

In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in the first two months gained 441.4 billion yuan, up by 9.6 percent, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 3,786.6 billion yuan, up by 12.1 percent, year-on-year.

 

The retail sales amount of goods of units above designated size was 1,886.1 billion yuan, up by 10.2 percentyear-on-year.

 

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in Jan-Feb

 

Item

Jan-Feb Accumulated

Absolute Value

(100 million yuan)

Y/Y

(%)

 

 

 

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

42281

11.8

 Of Which: Retail Sales of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size

20133

9.5

Grouped by Different Areas

 

 

 City

36466

11.7

 At and Below County Level

5814

12.8

Grouped by Consumption Patterns

 

 

 Catering Services

4414

9.6

  Of which: Income of Catering Services of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size

1272

-0.5

 Retail Sales of Goods

37866

12.1

  Of which: Income of Retail Sales of Goods of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size

18861

10.2

   Of which: Grain, Oil, Foodstuff, Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor

2936

10.1

      Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear

2166

8.7

      Cosmetics

291

9.4

      Gold, Silver and Jewelry

586

9.3

      Commodities

672

8.7

      Household Appliances and AV Equipment

1059

7.3

      Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines

1014

18.8

      Cultural and Office Appliances

346

11.4

      Furniture

277

11.8

      Communication Appliances

349

12.9

      Petroleum and Related Products

2864

5.3

      Automobile

4878

11.5

      Building and Decoration Materials

322

12.0

 

 

 

Notes:

1.The growth rate in this table are all nominal growth rate.

2.For parts of data, the total is not equal to the total of sub-items due to round-off.

 

Annotations:

 

1. Explanatory Notes

 

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods: refers to the sales of physical commodity or the income of catering services sold or provided by enterprises (units) to individuals, social organizations for non-production and non-operation purposes.

 

2.Statistical Coverage

 

The corporate enterprises, industrial activity units or self-employed individuals which retail goods or provide catering services. Enterprises (units) above designated size refer to those wholesale enterprises (units) with an annual revenue from primary business of 20 million yuan and above, those retail enterprises (units) with an annual revenue from primary business of 5 million yuan and above, and those hotel and catering enterprises (units) with an annual revenue from primary business of 2 million yuan and above.

 

3. Survey Methods

 

All enterprises (units) above designated size are surveyed, while the data of enterprises (units) below designated size are collected by sampling survey.

 

4. Month-on-Month Figure Revision

 

According to the auto-revision function of the seasonal adjustment model, the growth rate of the total retail sales of consumer goods from February 2013 was revised. The revised figures and figures for the first two month of 2014 are as follows:

 

The Month-on-Month Growth Rate

of Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

 

Months

Growth Rate (%)

 

 

2013-February

0.87

March

1.51

April

0.99

May

0.97

June

1.03

July

1.04

August

0.90

September

1.00

October

0.93

November

0.94

December

0.93

2014-January

0.78

February

0.71

 

 

 

5. In order to eliminate the impact that the Chinese New Year has no fixed dates, and enhance the comparability of the data, according to national statistical system, the data of January and February will be surveyed and released together.