National Bureau Of Statistics: Total Retail Sales Of Clothing, Shoes, Hats And Knitwear Decreased By 6.5% In The First Half Of The Year

According to the statistics of the National Bureau of statistics, in June, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3874.2 billion yuan, up 3.1% year on year. In the first half of the year, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 21043.2 billion yuan, down 0.7% year on year. In June, the total retail sales of clothing, shoes, hats and knitwear were 119.8 billion yuan, up 1.2% year-on-year. In the first half of the year, the total retail sales of clothing, shoes, hats and knitwear were 628.2 billion yuan, down 6.5% year on year.

According to the types of retail business, in the first half of the year, the national online retail sales reached 630.7 billion yuan, up 3.1% year on year. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods reached 5449.3 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%, accounting for 25.9% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; In the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and consumer goods increased by 15.7%, 2.4% and 5.1% respectively. According to consumption types, in the first half of the year, retail sales of goods reached 19039.2 billion yuan, up 0.1% year on year.

(source: China Textile News)

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