Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in April 2013

National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-05-14 11:11 Print| Large| Medium| Small

In April 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1,760.0 billion yuan, up by 12.8 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 11.8 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 895.0 billion yuan, increased 11.5 percent.

In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 1,526.7 billion yuan in April, up by 12.6 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 233.3 billion yuan, up by 13.8 percent, year-on-year.

In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in April gained 182.2 billion yuan, up by 7.9 percent, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 1,577.8 billion yuan, up by 13.4 percent, year-on-year, of which, the amount of enterprises (units) above designated size was 837.4 billion yuan, up by 12.7 percent, year-on-year.

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in April

 

 

Item

April

Jan-Apr

 

Absolute Value

(100 million yuan)

Y/Y

(%)

Absolute Value

(100 million yuan)

Y/Y

(%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

17600

12.8

73051

12.5

 

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

8950

11.5

36005

10.4

 

Grouped by Different Areas

 

 

 

 

 

 City

15267

12.6

63161

12.3

 

 At and Below County Level

2333

13.8

9890

13.9

 

Grouped by Consumption Patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 Catering Services

1822

7.9

7712

8.3

 

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

576

-2.8

2449

-2.7

 

 Retail Sales of Goods

15778

13.4

65339

13.0

 

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

8374

12.7

33556

11.5

 

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

1030

11.9

4673

12.7

 

      Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear

799

9.5

3662

11.2

 

      Cosmetics

122

13.8

529

13.3

 

      Gold, Silver and Jewelry

303

72.2

1065

29.5

 

      Commodities

292

15.2

1231

14.7

 

      Sports and Recreation Articles

35

4.5

144

11.4

 

      Household Appliances and AV Equipment

563

15.3

2083

16.3

 

      Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines

468

18.7

1765

15.7

 

      Cultural and Office Appliances

169

7.1

675

12.3

 

      Furniture

142

22.0

531

22.3

 

      Communication Appliances

149

12.8

618

12.3

 

      Petroleum and Related Products

1496

5.1

5734

8.6

 

      Automobile

2184

13.0

8432

8.1

 

      Building and Decoration Materials

173

18.8

622

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

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

 

Months

Growth Rate (%)

 

 

2012-April

0.93

May

1.10

June

1.23

July

1.03

August

1.08

September

1.39

October

1.15

November

1.18

December

1.28

2013-January

0.19

February

0.99

March

1.29

April

1.23