Live Updates > Live Update Details
2026-07-15 10:07:12
[National Bureau of Statistics: Consumer Market Continues to Expand, Service Retail Sales Grow Rapidly] In the first half of the year, total retail sales of consumer goods and services increased by 2.7% year-on-year, with service retail sales increasing by 5.3% and goods retail sales increasing by 1.1%. Among service retail sales, communication and information services, tourism consulting and leasing services, and cultural, sports, and leisure services saw rapid growth. In the first half of the year, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 24,872.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%. By location of business, urban retail sales of consumer goods reached 21,550.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%; rural retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,321.6 billion yuan, an increase of 2.5%. By consumption type, goods retail sales reached 22,046.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.1%; catering revenue reached 2,825.5 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8%. Sales of basic necessities and some upgraded goods grew rapidly. Retail sales of grain, oil, and food products, clothing, footwear, and textiles, and communication equipment by enterprises above the designated size increased by 7.4%, 6.7%, and 14.4% year-on-year, respectively. In June, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4,269.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.0%, compared to a decrease of 0.6% in the previous month; month-on-month growth was 0.38%. In the first half of the year, online retail sales of goods and services nationwide reached 10,071.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%. Among them, online retail sales of goods reached 6,429.6 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%; online retail sales of services reached 3,641.9 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0%.
