Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in the First Two Months of 2013
In the first two months in 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,781.0 billion yuan, up by 12.3 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 10.4 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 1,800.1 billion yuan, increased 10.2 percent.
In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3,265.6 billion yuan in the first two months, up by 12.1 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 515.4 billion yuan, up by 13.4 percent, year-on-year.
In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in the first two months gained 403.0 billion yuan, up by 8.4 percent, year-on-year; of which, the amount of enterprises (units) above designated size was 127.8 billion yuan, down by 3.3 percent, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 3,378.0 billion yuan, up by 12.8 percent, year-on-year, of which, the amount of enterprises (units) above designated size was 1,672.4 billion yuan, up by 11.0 percent, year-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 37810 12.3 Of Which: Retail Sales of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size 18001 10.2 Grouped by Different Areas City 32656 12.1 At and Below County Level 5154 13.4 Grouped by Consumption Patterns Catering Services 4030 8.4 Of which: Income of Catering Services of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size 1278 -3.3 Retail Sales of Goods 33780 12.8 Of which: Income of Retail Sales of Goods of the Enterprises (units) above Designated Size 16724 11.0 Of which: Grain, Oil, Foodstuff, Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor 2589 12.1 Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear 2011 9.4 Cosmetics 263 12.5 Gold, Silver and Jewelry 530 14.3 Commodities 634 13.0 Sports and Recreation Articles 74 12.1 Household Appliances and AV Equipment 1015 16.7 Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines 845 16.7 Cultural and Office Appliances 318 15.2 Furniture 242 20.9 Communication Appliances 314 10.4 Petroleum and Related Products 2692 11.2 Automobile 4051 6.9 Building and Decoration Materials 280 17.7 Notes: 2.For parts of data, the total is not equal to the total of sub-items due to round-off.
1.The growth rate in this table are all nominal growth rate.
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 2012 was revised. The revised figures and figures for the first two months in 2013 are as follows:
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The Month-on-Month Growth Rate | |
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Months |
Growth Rate (%) |
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2012-February |
0.99 |
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March |
1.25 |
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April |
0.97 |
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May |
1.09 |
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June |
1.17 |
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July |
1.06 |
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August |
1.06 |
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September |
1.34 |
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October |
1.09 |
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November |
1.18 |
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December |
1.20 |
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2013-January |
0.17 |
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February |
0.99 |
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