Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in China Rises 18.8% in November

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In November, the total retail sales of consumer goods in China reached $109.53 billion, an increase of 18.8% compared with the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics of China announced in mid-December.

Regions
Retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas reached $73.32 billion, an increase of 19.2% year over year, retail sales at and below the county level achieved $36.19 billion, up 18% year over year.

Industries
The retail sales of wholesale and retail trades reached $92.19 billion, an increase of 18.8% year over year, and lodging and catering services reached $14.88 billion, up 21.6%. Other industries reached $2.47 billion, up 3.7%.

Commodities
Retail sales above designated size of wholesale and retail trades, divided by foodstuff, clothing and utilized commodities, increased 29.9%, 29% and 27.6%, respectively.
•Grain and oil: up 48%
•Meat, poultry and eggs: up 45.3%
•Garments, shoes, hats and textiles: up 29%
•Cultural and office appliances: up 18.6%
•Sports and recreational articles: up 31.8%
•Articles for daily use: up 31.3%
•Household appliances and video appliances: up 27.5%
•Furniture: up 59.5%
•Building and decoration materials: up 56.8%
•Cosmetics: up 33.4%
•Gold, silver and jewelry: up 39.2%
•Telecommunication appliances: up 5.4%
•Automobiles up 35%
•Petroleum and related products: up 22.1%

From January to November the total retail sales of consumer goods reached $1,083.72 billion, a 16.4% increase year over year.

(Based on the exchange rate of $1 U.S. = 7.4 RMB)

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