Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: China Retail Sales Growth Slows but Remains Strong Coresight Research May 25, 2021 Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on the US, the UK and China. China’s total retail sales (ex. food service, incl. automobiles and gasoline) remain strong, albeit slowing from around 30% growth in March to a mid-teens percentage rate in April 2021. Growth was against undemanding comparatives from one year earlier, when the country was suffering from the outbreak of Covid-19: Sales declined by nearly 5% year over year in April 2020. However, even comparing against pre-pandemic values, total sales in April 2021 saw solid growth. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Retail Trends and Shopper Traffic Update, Q4: Early Findings & Strategic OutlookIntroducing the New Tech 25 for ’25: Retail-Tech Companies To Watch—InfographicNew Technologies to Drive Retailer-Supplier Collaboration: Insights Presented at NACDS Annual Meeting 2025US Store Tracker Extra, July 2025: 127 Million Square Feet of Retail Space To Close, Outpacing Openings by 60%