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: Analyst Corner: Holiday Spirit, Bigger Budgets: US Consumers’ Plans for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and the Holiday Season, with Aditya KaushikNRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Wrap-Up—The Future of Retail Will Be Driven by AI, Innovation and a Commitment to SustainabilityWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 6: Bargain Hunt and Liberated Brands To Close About 200 StoresUS Store Tracker Extra, January 2025: 50+ Million Square Feet of Retail Space Slated To Close This Year