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2026-09-20 17:12:13
[The head of the E-commerce Department of the Ministry of Commerce introduces the development of my country's e-commerce from January to August 2026] From January to August 2026, my country's e-commerce continued its positive and innovative development, integrating online and offline channels to expand and improve consumption, leveraging digital technology to empower industrial transformation and upgrading, and expanding the number of partner countries for "Silk Road E-commerce," deepening international economic and trade cooperation. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to August, the national online retail sales of goods and services increased by 4.6%, with retail sales of goods and services increasing by 4.3% and 5.1% respectively. According to calculations by the Ministry of Commerce, this contributed 1.3 percentage points to the growth of total retail sales of consumer goods and services. Digital and health products saw rapid growth; according to business big data monitoring, from January to August, online retail sales of mobile phones and outdoor clothing increased by 6.8% and 6.9% respectively. Instant retail and online services are deeply integrated into consumption scenarios; according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the growth rate of instant retail transactions exceeded double digits from January to August, and the retail sales of tourism and lifestyle services on key e-commerce platforms monitored by business big data increased by 23.8% and 15.6% respectively from January to August. (Ministry of Commerce)
