China News Service, January 18, according to the website of the Bureau of Statistics, in December, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4,056.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, and the growth rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the previous month.

Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles was 3.5695 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.4%.

  In 2020, the total retail sales of consumer goods will be 391981 trillion yuan, a decrease of 3.9% from the previous year.

Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles was 3,525.6 billion yuan, down 4.1%.

  According to the location of the business unit, in December, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3,470.6 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4% year-on-year; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 586 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%.

In 2020, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3,399.1 trillion yuan, down 4.0% from the previous year; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 5,286.2 billion yuan, down 3.2%.

  In terms of consumption type, in December, retail sales of goods were 3,561.6 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% year-on-year; catering revenue was 495 billion yuan, an increase of 0.4%, and in November it was a decrease of 0.6%.

In 2020, retail sales of goods will be 35,245.3 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.3% over the previous year; catering revenue will be 3952.7 billion yuan, a decrease of 16.6%.

  In terms of retail formats, in 2020, the retail sales of supermarkets in retail units above designated size increased by 3.1% over the previous year, while department stores, specialty stores and specialty stores fell by 9.8%, 5.4% and 1.4% respectively.

  In 2020, the national online retail sales reached 11,760.1 billion yuan, an increase of 10.9% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than that from January to November.

Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 975.9 billion yuan, an increase of 14.8%, accounting for 24.9% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; among the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and consumer goods increased by 30.6% and 5.8% respectively And 16.2%.