In September 2018, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,200.5 billion yuan (US$461.81 bn) in China, up by 9.2% year-on-year (nominal growth rate), according to National Bureau of Statistics of China. The retail sales of consumer goods of units above-designated size reached 1,276.2 billion yuan (US$184.15 bn), increased by 5.7%.
From January to September 2018, the total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 27,429.9 billion yuan (US$3,957.98 bn), up by 9.3% year-on-year. The retail sales of consumer goods of units above-designated size reached 10,479.2 billion yuan (US$1,512.09 bn), increased by 6.9%.
The retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 2,706.9 billion yuan (US$390.59 bn) in September, up by 9.0% year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 493.6 billion yuan (US$71.22 bn), up by 10.5% year-on-year.
From January to September 2018, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 23,471.7 billion yuan (US$3,386.83 bn), up by 9.1% year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 3,958.2 billion yuan (US$571.15 bn), up by 10.4%.
In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in September generated 344.7 billion yuan (US$49.74 bn), up by 9.4%, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods were 2,855.8 billion yuan (US$412.08 bn), an increase of 9.2% year-on-year.
From January to September, the catering services generated 2,976.3 billion yuan (US$429.46 bn), up by 9.8% year-on-year. The retail sales of goods were 24,453.6 billion yuan (US$3,528.52 bn), increased by 9.2%.
The income of retail sales of goods of the enterprises (units) above designated size was 1,196.2 billion yuan (US$172.61 bn), up by 5.6% year-on-year. From January to September, it totaled 9,809.9 billion yuan (US$1,415.51 bn), up by 6.9% year-on-year.
From January to September 2018, the online retail sales of goods and services in China totaled 6,278.5 billion yuan (US$905.95 bn), up by 27.0% year-on-year.
Among that, the online retail sales of physical goods were 4,793.8 billion yuan (US$691.72 bn) with an increase of 27.7%, accounting for 17.5% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; food, clothing, and other commodities went up by 43.8%, 23.3%, and 27.7%, respectively.
From January to September, among the retail sales of goods of the enterprises (units) above designated size, supermarket, department store, professional shop, and specialty store went up by 7.3%, 4.6%, 8.6%, and 4.4%, respectively.