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Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in July 2014

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In July 2014, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,077.6 billion yuan, up by 12.2 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 10.5 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 1,036.0 billion yuan, increased 9.7 percent. From January to July, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 14,497.4 billion yuan, up by 12.1 percent year-on-year. Of which, the online retail sales [1] of units above designated size was 216.7 billion yuan, increased 55.2 percent.

In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 1,795.9 billion yuan in July, up by 12.1 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 281.7 billion yuan, up by 13.2 percent, year-on-year. From January to July, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 12,521.2 billion yuan, up by 12.0 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 1,976.3 billion yuan, up by 13.2 percent.

In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in July gained 218.7 billion yuan, up by 9.4 percent, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 1,858.9 billion yuan, up by 12.6 percent. From January to July, the catering services gained 1,517.6 billion yuan, up by 10.0 percent, year-on-year; the retail sales of goods gained 12,979.9 billion yuan, up by 12.4 percent.

The retail sales amount of goods of units above designated size was 970.1 billion yuan, up by 10.3 percent. From January to July, the retail sales amount of goods of units above designated size was 6,800.2 billion yuan, up by 10.2 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

20776

12.2

144974

12.1

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

10360

9.7

72418

9.8

Grouped by Different Areas

 

 

 

 

 City

17959

12.1

125212

12.0

 At and Below County Level

2817

13.2

19763

13.2

Grouped by Consumption Patterns

 

 

 

 

 Catering Services

2187

9.4

15176

10.0

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

659

2.5

4415

2.9

 Retail Sales of Goods

18589

12.6

129799

12.4

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

9701

10.3

68002

10.2

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

1292

10.2

9279

11.1

      Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear

856

12.0

6728

10.3

      Cosmetics

136

12.9

1024

10.4

      Gold, Silver and Jewelry

203

-11.7

1689

-6.2

      Commodities

352

12.2

2384

10.5

      Household Appliances and AV Equipment

623

12.6

4158

8.6

      Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines

550

13.4

3785

14.7

      Cultural and Office Appliances

209

10.0

1349

11.7

      Furniture

182

16.0

1170

15.0

      Communication Appliances

205

24.2

1342

22.4

      Petroleum and Related Products

1697

11.3

11317

8.6

      Automobile

2610

8.1

18321

10.1

      Building and Decoration Materials

229

14.9

1421

14.8

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.

Note: [1] Online retail sales of units above designated size refers to the retail sales of consumer goods got by units above designated size, through public online trading platform (including self-built websites and third-party platform).

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 since June 2013 was revised. The revised figures and figures for June 2014 are as follows:

The Month-on-Month Growth Rate

of Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

Months

Growth Rate (%)

2013-July

1.08

August

0.92

September

1.05

October

0.98

November

1.01

December

1.00

2014-January

0.91

February

0.51

March

1.40

April

0.81

May

1.14

June

0.95

July

0.86

 

(Source: National Statistics Bureau website)

 

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