In the first two months, the national total retail sales of consumer goods grew by 2.8%

[Dahe Financial Cube News] On March 16, the National Bureau of Statistics reported that from January to February, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 8,607.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. Among them, retail sales of consumer goods excluding automobiles totaled 7,982.7 billion yuan, up 3.7%.

By the location of the business units, from January to February, urban retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 7,444.9 billion yuan, an increase of 2.7%; rural retail sales of consumer goods reached 1,163.0 billion yuan, up 3.2%.

By type of consumption, from January to February, retail sales of goods totaled 7,581.5 billion yuan, a rise of 2.5%; catering revenue was 1,026.4 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%.

By retail format, from January to February, among retail units above designated size, convenience stores, supermarkets, department stores, and specialty stores saw year-on-year growth in retail sales of 6.4%, 4.9%, 1.0%, and 0.2%, respectively; retail sales at brand specialty stores declined by 2.3%.

From January to February, the national online retail sales of goods and services reached 3,254.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. Of these, online retail sales of goods totaled 2,081.2 billion yuan, up 10.3%, accounting for 24.2% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; within online retail sales of goods, food, clothing, and household items grew by 20.7%, 18.0%, and 4.7%, respectively. Online service retail sales amounted to 1,173.4 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3%.

【Source: Dahe Net】