National Bureau Of Statistics: 9127.5 Billion Yuan Of Online Retail Sales In China From January To October

According to news, the data released by the National Bureau of statistics showed that from January to October, the national online retail sales reached 9127.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%, 1.2 percentage points higher than that of January September. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods reached 7561.9 billion yuan, an increase of 16.0%, accounting for 24.2% of the total retail sales of social consumer goods; among the online retail sales of physical goods, the sales of food, clothing and consumer goods increased by 34.3%, 5.6% and 17.4% respectively.

It is understood that in August this year, the total retail sales and growth rate of social consumer goods turned positive for the first time in this year. In August, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3357.1 billion yuan, up 0.5% year on year. Among them, from January to August, the national online retail sales amounted to 70326 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, 0.5 percentage points higher than that of January July.

In addition, in October this year, the total retail sales of consumer goods totaled 3857.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, 1.0 percentage points faster than that of the previous month. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 31190.1 billion yuan, down 5.9% year on year.

According to the location of business units, in October, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas reached 3349.8 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2% over the same period last year; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas reached 507.8 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1%. From January to October, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas totaled 27034.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.0%; that of rural consumer goods was 4155.9 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.4%.

According to consumption types, in October, retail sales of goods reached 3420.4 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8% over the same period last year; catering revenue was 437.2 billion yuan, an increase of 0.8%, and a decrease of 2.9% in September. From January to October, the retail sales of commodities reached 28230.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.0%, and the catering revenue was 2959.8 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.0%.