China News Service, February 29. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, on February 29, the National Bureau of Statistics released the 2023 National Economic and Social Development Statistical Bulletin.
The total retail sales of consumer goods for the whole year was 47,149.5 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2% over the previous year.
Analyzed by business location, urban retail sales of consumer goods were 40,749 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1%; rural retail sales of consumer goods were 6,400.5 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0%.
By consumption type, retail sales of goods were 41,860.5 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; catering revenue was 5,289 billion yuan, an increase of 20.4%.
Retail sales of services increased by 20.0% over the previous year.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics website
Among the annual retail sales of commodities above designated size, the retail sales of grain, oil and food increased by 5.2% over the previous year, beverages increased by 3.2%, tobacco and alcohol increased by 10.6%, clothing, shoes and hats, and knitted textiles increased by 12.9%, and cosmetics increased by 12.9%. Increased by 5.1%, gold and silver jewelry increased by 13.3%, daily necessities increased by 2.7%, household appliances and audio-visual equipment increased by 0.5%, Chinese and Western medicine increased by 5.1%, cultural and office supplies decreased by 6.1%, furniture increased by 2.8%, communications The equipment category increased by 7.0%, the petroleum and products category increased by 6.6%, the automobile category increased by 5.9%, and the construction and decoration materials category decreased by 7.8%.
The online retail sales of physical goods for the whole year was 13,017.4 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year on a comparable basis, accounting for 27.6% of the total retail sales of consumer goods.