The Coresight Research China Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the trajectory of retail in China. Our Databank provides easy access to year-over-year monthly retail sales growth, in total and by sector and for e-commerce. This Databank is updated monthly. China Retail Sales, by Sector: Latest 13 Months (YoY % Change) Excel January and February figures are reported together. The sector breakdown is based on surveys from enterprises with annual sales of ¥5 million (around $700,000) and above. Source: National Bureau of Statistics This report is for Premium subscribers only. Learn more about subscriptions here. wdt_ID Sector Dec '22 Jan/Feb 23 Mar '23 Apr '23 May '23 Jun '23 Jul '23 Aug ’23 Sep '23 Oct '23 Nov '23 Dec '23 Jan/Feb '24 Mar '24 Apr '24 May '24 Jun '24 1 Total (ex. Foodservice; incl. Automobiles and Gasoline) -0.1 2.9 9.1 15.9 10.5 1.7 1.0 3.7 4.6 6.5 8.0 4.8 4.6 2.7 2.0 3.6 1.5 2 Food 10.5 9.0 4.4 1.0 -0.7 5.4 5.5 4.5 8.3 4.4 4.4 5.8 9.0 11.0 8.5 9.3 10.8 3 Beverages 5.5 5.2 -5.1 -3.4 -0.7 3.6 3.1 0.8 8.0 6.2 6.3 7.7 6.9 5.8 6.4 6.5 1.7 4 Alcohol and tobacco -7.3 6.1 9.0 14.9 8.6 9.6 7.2 4.3 23.1 15.4 16.2 8.3 13.7 9.4 8.4 7.7 5.2 5 Apparel and footwear -12.5 5.4 17.7 32.4 17.6 6.9 2.3 4.5 9.9 7.5 22.0 26.0 1.9 3.8 -2.0 4.4 -1.9 6 Beauty -19.3 3.8 9.6 24.3 11.7 4.8 -4.1 9.7 1.6 1.1 -3.5 9.7 4.0 2.2 -2.7 18.7 -14.6 7 Gold, silver and jewelry -18.4 5.9 37.4 44.7 24.4 7.8 -10.0 7.2 7.7 10.4 10.7 29.4 5.0 3.2 -0.1 -11.0 -3.7 8 Daily necessities -9.2 3.9 7.7 10.1 9.4 -2.2 -1.0 1.5 0.7 4.4 3.5 -5.9 -0.7 3.5 4.4 7.7 0.3 9 Sports and amusements appliances N/A 1.0 15.8 25.7 14.3 9.2 2.6 -0.7 10.7 25.7 16.0 16.7 11.3 19.3 12.7 20.2 -1.5 10 Household appliances -13.1 -1.9 -1.4 4.7 0.1 4.5 -5.5 -2.9 -2.3 9.6 2.7 -0.1 5.7 5.8 4.5 12.9 -7.6 11 Chinese and Western medicine 39.8 19.3 11.7 3.7 7.1 6.6 3.7 3.7 4.5 8.2 7.1 -18.0 2.0 5.9 7.8 4.3 4.5 12 School, office supplies and computers -0.3 -1.1 -1.9 -4.9 -1.2 -9.9 -13.1 -8.4 -13.6 7.7 -8.2 -9.0 -8.8 -6.6 -4.4 4.3 -8.5 13 Furniture -5.8 5.2 3.5 3.4 5.0 1.2 0.1 4.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.3 4.6 0.2 1.2 4.8 1.1 14 Communication equipment -4.5 -8.2 1.8 14.6 27.4 6.6 3.0 8.5 0.4 14.6 16.8 11.0 16.2 7.2 13.3 16.6 2.9 15 Construction and decoration material -8.9 -0.9 -4.7 -11.2 -14.6 -6.8 -11.2 -11.4 -8.2 -4.8 -10.4 -7.5 2.1 2.8 -4.5 -4.5 -4.4 16 Gasoline -2.9 10.9 9.2 13.5 4.1 -2.2 -0.6 6.0 8.9 5.4 7.2 8.6 5.0 3.5 1.6 5.1 4.6 17 Automobiles 4.6 -9.4 11.5 38.0 24.2 -1.1 -1.5 1.1 2.8 11.4 14.7 4.0 8.7 -3.7 -5.6 -4.4 -6.2 18 Total retail sales from designated enterprises -1.3 2.1 10.1 19.0 12.5 1.4 -0.5 2.5 4.7 7.9 9.0 4.8 6.2 2.5 0.9 3.5 -1.0 19 Total Online Retail Sales (incl. Foodservice and Automobiles) 9.3 5.0 16.6 31.2 17.3 9.8 12.3 11.0 10.5 7.8 10.7 10.7 4.8 6.3 -1.9 5.9 -9.5
