In December, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,033.4 billion yuan, up by 15.2 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 13.5 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 1,077.3 billion yuan, increased 15.3 percent. From January to December, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 20,716.7 billion yuan, up by 14.3 percent year-on-year (actual increase was 12.1 percent after deducting price factors). The total retail sales of consumer goods increased 1.53 percent in December, month-on-month.
In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 1,751.1 billion yuan in December, up by 15.2 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 282.3 billion yuan, up by 15.1 percent, year-on-year.
In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in December gained 228.7 billion yuan, up by 15.1 percent, year-on-year; the retail sales of goods gained 1,804.7 billion yuan, up by 15.2 percent, year-on-year, of which, the amount of enterprises (units) above designated size was 996.2 billion yuan, up by 15.4 percent, year-on-year.
Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in December
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 December 2011 was revised. The revised figures and figures for December are as follows:
The Month-on-Month Growth Rate
of Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods
