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Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in July 2013
National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-08-09 15:54:20

In July 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1,851.3 billion yuan, up by 13.2 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 11.3 percent. The follows are nominal growth rates if there’s no additional explanation). Of the total, the retail sales of consumer goods of industrial enterprises (units) above designated size was 915.9 billion yuan, increased 11.2 percent. From January to July, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 12,927.7 billion yuan, up by 12.8 percent year-on-year.

 

In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 1,602.4 billion yuan in July, up by 12.9 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 248.9 billion yuan, up by 15.0 percent, year-on-year. From January to July, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 11,181.3 billion yuan, up by 12.5 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 1,746.4 billion yuan, up by 14.4 percent, year-on-year.

In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in July gained 199.9 billion yuan, up by 9.1 percent, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 1651.4 billion yuan, up by 13.7 percent, year-on-year. From January to July, the catering services gained 1,379.4 billion yuan, up by 8.8 percent, year-on-year; the retail sales of goods gained 11,548.3 billion yuan, up by 13.3 percent, year-on-year.

The retail sales amount of goods of enterprises (units) above designated size was 850.2 billion yuan, up by 12.3 percent. From January to July, the retail sales amount of goods of enterprises (units) above designated size was 6,001.6 billion yuan, up by 11.8 percent.

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in July

 

Item

July

Jan-Jul

 

Absolute Value

(100 million yuan)

Y/Y

(%)

Absolute Value

(100 million yuan)

Y/Y

(%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

18513

13.2

129277

12.8

 

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

9159

11.2

64417

10.7

 

Grouped by Different Areas

 

 

 

 

 

 City

16024

12.9

111813

12.5

 

 At and Below County Level

2489

15.0

17464

14.4

 

Grouped by Consumption Patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 Catering Services

1999

9.1

13794

8.8

 

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

657

-2.1

4401

-2.2

 

 Retail Sales of Goods

16514

13.7

115483

13.3

 

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

8502

12.3

60016

11.8

 

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

1121

16.0

8074

13.4

 

      Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear

761

12.5

6174

11.9

 

      Cosmetics

114

10.1

901

12.4

 

      Gold, Silver and Jewelry

227

41.7

1805

32.4

 

      Commodities

314

13.4

2184

14.1

 

      Sports and Recreation Articles

34

2.2

250

8.5

 

      Household Appliances and AV Equipment

547

7.5

3812

15.0

 

      Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines

469

16.2

3220

15.9

 

      Cultural and Office Appliances

205

11.3

1291

10.7

 

      Furniture

154

17.6

1003

20.7

 

      Communication Appliances

164

22.7

1120

16.1

 

      Petroleum and Related Products

1498

9.9

10256

8.4

 

      Automobile

2251

9.1

15462

9.0

 

      Building and Decoration Materials

202

23.0

1230

18.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 July 2012 was revised. The revised figures and figures for July 2013 are as follows:

The Month-on-Month Growth Rate
of Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

Months

Growth Rate (%)

 

 

2012-July

1.03

August

1.11

September

1.37

October

1.19

November

1.18

December

1.30

2013-January

0.19

February

1.00

March

1.30

April

1.27

1.19

June

1.26

July

1.23