China News Service, November 16 According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in October, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 3,857.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, and the growth rate was 1.0 percentage point higher than the previous month.
Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles was 3.4868 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.6%.
From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 31,190 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 5.9%.
Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles was 28,142.8 billion yuan, down 6.0%.
According to the location of the business unit, in October, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3,349.8 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2% year-on-year; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 507.8 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1%.
From January to October, the retail sales of consumer goods in cities and towns totaled 2703.41 trillion yuan, down 6.0% year-on-year; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 4,155.9 billion yuan, down 5.4%.
In terms of consumption type, in October, retail sales of goods amounted to 3,420.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%; catering revenue was 437.2 billion yuan, an increase of 0.8%, and in September it was a decline of 2.9%.
From January to October, retail sales of goods totaled 28,230.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.0%; catering revenue was 2,959.8 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.0%.
From January to October, the national online retail sales reached 9,127.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%, and the growth rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than that from January to September.
Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 7561.9 billion yuan, an increase of 16.0%, accounting for 24.2% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; among the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and consumer goods increased by 34.3% and 5.6% respectively And 17.4%.