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In May 2013, The Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods Reached 1,888.6 Billion Yuan

In May 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1,888.6 billion yuan, up by 12.9 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 12.1 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 937.1 billion yuan, increased 10.7 percent.

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in May 2013

In terms of different areas, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 1,638.4 billion yuan in May, up by 12.6 percent, year-on-year; while that in rural areas was 250.2 billion yuan, up by 14.8 percent, year-on-year.

In terms of different consumption patterns, the catering services in May gained 202.3 billion yuan, up by 9.2 percent, year-on-year. The retail sales of goods gained 1,686.3 billion yuan, up by 13.3 percent, year-on-year, of which, the amount of enterprises (units) above designated size was 874.6 billion yuan, up by 11.8 percent, year-on-year.

Item

May

Jan-May

Absolute Value

(100 million yuan)

Y/Y

(%)

Absolute Value

(100 million yuan)

Y/Y

(%)

 

 

 

 

 

Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

18886

12.9

91938

12.6

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

9371

10.7

45392

10.5

Grouped by Different Areas

 

 

 

 

 City

16384

12.6

79545

12.3

 At and Below County Level

2502

14.8

12393

14.1

Grouped by Consumption Patterns

 

 

 

 

 Catering Services

2023

9.2

9736

8.5

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

625

-1.8

3077

-2.5

 Retail Sales of Goods

16863

13.3

82202

13.1

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

8746

11.8

42315

11.6

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

1080

14.0

5757

13.0

      Garments, Footwear, Hats, Knitwear

847

10.9

4515

11.1

      Cosmetics

125

13.3

649

13.3

      Gold, Silver and Jewelry

269

38.4

1335

31.3

      Commodities

308

14.3

1544

14.6

      Sports and Recreation Articles

35

7.8

179

10.7

      Household Appliances and AV Equipment

629

21.5

2678

17.5

      Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines

471

13.6

2239

15.2

      Cultural and Office Appliances

183

8.6

876

11.5

      Furniture

152

21.1

684

22.0

      Communication Appliances

156

17.7

782

13.4

      Petroleum and Related Products

1506

5.2

7228

7.9

      Automobile

2333

9.7

10773

8.4

      Building and Decoration Materials

187

17.8

810

18.7

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

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

Months

Growth Rate (%)

 

 

2012-May

1.11

June

1.23

July

1.03

August

1.09

September

1.39

October

1.15

November

1.18

December

1.28

2013-January

0.19

February

0.99

March

1.29

April

1.25

May

1.17

 

Source: http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/pressrelease/t20130613_402903502.htm
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