Chinanews.com, May 17th. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, in April, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 3,535.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%; an increase of 8.8% over April 2019, and the two-year average growth rate was 4.3%.
Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles was 2,946.8 billion yuan, an increase of 17.9%.
Excluding price factors, total retail sales of consumer goods in April increased by 15.8% in real terms, an average growth of 2.6% over the two years.
From a month-on-month perspective, the total retail sales of consumer goods in April increased by 0.32%.
From January to April, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 13,837.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.6%, and the two-year average growth rate was 4.2%.
Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles was 12,466.3 billion yuan, an increase of 27.7%.
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According to the location of the business unit, in April, the retail sales of consumer goods in cities and towns reached 2,888.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%, an average increase of 4.3% in two years; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 426.5 billion yuan, an increase of 17.8%, and an average increase of 4.3% in two years.
From January to April, the retail sales of consumer goods in cities and towns amounted to 12,023.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.1%, an average increase of 4.3% in two years; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas reached 1,814 billion yuan, an increase of 26.5%, and an average increase of 3.4% in two years.
In terms of consumption types, in April, retail sales of goods amounted to 2,977.6 billion yuan, an increase of 15.1% year-on-year, and an average increase of 4.8% in two years; catering revenue was 337.7 billion yuan, an increase of 46.4%, and an average increase of 0.4% in two years.
From January to April, retail sales of goods amounted to 12,440.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.4%, an average increase of 4.8% in two years; catering revenue was 1,397.3 billion yuan, an increase of 67.7%, and an average decrease of 0.7% in two years.
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From January to April, the national online retail sales reached 3763.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.6%, and an average increase of 13.9% over the two years.
Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 3,077.4 billion yuan, an increase of 23.1%, and an average increase of 15.6% in two years, accounting for 22.2% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; among the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing, and consumer goods Increases were 24.5%, 33.8%, and 20%, respectively, and the two-year average growth rate was 30.4%, 8.5%, and 16.2%, respectively.