Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in December 2017

National Bureau of Statistics of China 2018-01-25 10:59 Print| Large| Medium| Small

In December 2017, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,473.4 billion yuan, up by 9.4 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 7.8 percent. The follows are nominal growth rates if there’s no additional explanation). Of the total, the retail sales of consumer goods of units above designated size was 1,740.9 billion yuan, increased 6.7 percent.

In the whole year of 2017, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 36,626.2 billion yuan, up by 10.2 percent year-on-year. Of the total, the retail sales of consumer goods of units above designated size was 16,061.3 billion yuan, increased 8.1 percent.

In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 2,975.4 billion yuan in December, up by 9.3 percent year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 498.1 billion yuan, up by 10.1 percent year-on-year. In the whole year of 2017, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 31,429.0 billion yuan, up by 10.0 percent year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 5,197.2 billion yuan, up by 11.8 percent.

In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in December gained 368.9 billion yuan, up by 10.1 percent year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 3,104.5 billion yuan, up by 9.3 percent. In the year 2017, the catering services gained 3,964.4 billion yuan, up by 10.7 percent year-on-year; the retail sales of goods gained 32,661.8 billion yuan, up by 10.2 percent.

The retail sales amount of goods of units above designated size in December was 1,641.7 billion yuan, up by 6.8 percent year-on-year. In the whole year of 2017, the retail sales amount of goods of units above designated size was 15,086.1 billion yuan, up by 8.2 percent year-on-year.

In the year 2017, the national online retail sales of goods and services was 7,175.1 billion yuan, increased 32.2 percent year-on-year. Of which, the online retail sales of physical goods was 5,480.6 billion yuan, increased 28.0 percent, accounting for 15.0 percent of the total retail sales of consumer goods; In the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and other commodities went up by 28.6, 20.3 and 30.8 percent respectively.

In the whole year of 2017, of the total retail sale, the supermarket, store, pro shop and exclusive shop of units above designated size went up by 7.3, 6.7, 9.1 and 8.0 percent respectively.

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in December
Item	December		Jan-Dec
Item	Absolute Value (100 million yuan)	Y/Y (%)	Absolute Value (100 million yuan)	Y/Y (%)

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods	34734	9.4	366262	10.2
Of Which: Retail Sales of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size	17409	6.7	160613	8.1
Of Which: Online Retail Sales of Physical Goods	-	-	54806	28.0
Grouped by Different Areas
City	29754	9.3	314290	10.0
At and Below County Level	4981	10.1	51972	11.8
Grouped by Consumption Patterns
Catering Services	3689	10.1	39644	10.7
Of which: Income of Catering Services of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size	993	6.0	9751	7.4
Retail Sales of Goods	31045	9.3	326618	10.2
Of which: Income of Retail Sales of Goods of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size	16417	6.8	150861	8.2
Of which: Grain, Oil, Foodstuff	1600	9.7	15332	10.2
Beverages,	231	9.6	2274	10.3
Tobacco and Liquor	453	3.9	4430	7.9
Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear	1664	9.7	14557	7.8
Cosmetics	261	13.8	2514	13.5
Gold, Silver and Jewelry	309	0.4	2970	5.6
Commodities	557	5.4	5512	8.0
Household Appliances and AV Equipment	1012	8.7	9454	9.3
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines	973	13.5	9482	12.4
Cultural and Office Appliances	434	12.7	3661	9.8
Furniture	310	12.5	2809	12.8
Communication Appliances	429	13.4	4330	11.7
Petroleum and Related Products	1908	10.6	19743	9.2
Automobile	4963	2.2	42222	5.6
Building and Decoration Materials	363	5.2	3221	10.3

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.

Online Retail Sales: refers to the sales of goods and services got through public online trading platform (including self-built websites and third-party platform). Goods and services include physical goods and non-physical goods (such as virtual product, services).

The total retail sales of consumer goods includes online retail sales of physical goods, excludes online retail sales of non-physical goods.

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 since November 2016 was revised. The revised figures and figures in December 2017 are as follows: