Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in the First Two months of 2018
In the first two months of 2018, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 6,108.2 billion yuan, up by 9.7 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. Of the total, the retail sales of consumer goods of units above designated size was 2,324.2 billion yuan, increased 8.3 percent.
In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 5,204.6 billion yuan in the first two months of 2017, up by 9.6 percent year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 903.6 billion yuan, up by 10.7 percent year-on-year.
In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in the first two months of 2018 gained 661.3 billion yuan, up by 10.1 percent, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 5,446.9 billion yuan, up by 9.7 percent.
The retail sales amount of goods of units above designated size in the first two months of 2018 was 2,176.2 billion yuan, up by 8.4 percent year-on-year.
In the first two months of 2018, the national online retail sales of goods and services was 1,227.1 billion yuan, increased 37.3 percent year-on-year. Of which, the online retail sales of physical goods was 907.3 billion yuan, increased 35.6 percent, accounting for 14.9 percent of the total retail sales of consumer goods; of the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and other commodities went up by 57.3, 36.8 and 33.1 percent respectively.
Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in the First Two Months of 2018
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Absolute Value (100 million yuan) | Y/Y (%) | |
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Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods | 61082 | 9.7 |
Of Which: Retail Sales of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size | 23242 | 8.3 |
Of Which: Online Retail Sales of Physical Goods | 9073 | 35.6 |
Grouped by Different Areas |
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City | 52046 | 9.6 |
At and Below County Level | 9036 | 10.7 |
Grouped by Consumption Patterns |
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Catering Services | 6613 | 10.1 |
Of which: Income of Catering Services of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size | 1480 | 7.1 |
Retail Sales of Goods | 54469 | 9.7 |
Of which: Income of Retail Sales of Goods of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size | 21762 | 8.4 |
Of which: Grain, Oil, Foodstuff | 2473 | 9.7 |
Beverages, | 331 | 8.2 |
Tobacco and Liquor | 798 | 9.5 |
Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear | 2397 | 7.7 |
Cosmetics | 422 | 12.5 |
Gold, Silver and Jewelry | 509 | 3.0 |
Commodities | 848 | 10.1 |
Household Appliances and AV Equipment | 1239 | 9.2 |
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines | 891 | 10.1 |
Cultural and Office Appliances | 435 | -0.9 |
Furniture | 314 | 8.5 |
Communication Appliances | 686 | 10.7 |
Petroleum and Related Products | 2979 | 9.1 |
Automobile | 6118 | 9.7 |
Building and Decoration Materials | 324 | 6.8 |
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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 February 2017 was revised. The revised figures and figures in the first two months of 2018 are as follows:
The Month-on-Month Growth Rate of Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods
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Months | Growth Rate (%) |
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2017-February | 0.98 |
March | 0.85 |
April | 0.76 |
May | 0.77 |
June | 0.86 |
July | 0.71 |
August | 0.75 |
September | 0.86 |
Octocber | 0.72 |
November | 0.81 |
December | 0.72 |
2018-January | 0.59 |
February | 0.76 |