China Retail Sales
China's total retail sales of consumer goods and services revenue—a gauge of domestic demand in a market of 1.4 billion people.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | 06-2023 | 05-2023 | 04-2023 | |
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| Monthly retail sales | 3,902.23 | 4,269.07 | 4,109 | 3,724.65 | 4,161.6 | 4,513.59 | 4,389.8 | 4,629.13 | 4,197.1 | 3,966.76 | 3,878.02 | 4,228.74 | 4,132.58 | 3,717.41 | 4,094.05 | 4,517.15 | 4,376.3 | 4,539.64 | 4,111.23 | 3,872.58 | 3,775.74 | 4,073.16 | 3,921.1 | 3,569.91 | 3,901.99 | 4,355.02 | 4,250.5 | 4,333.3 | 3,982.6 | 3,793.27 | 3,676.07 | 3,995.14 | 3,780.33 | 3,491.05 | ||||
| Year-to-date retail sales | 28,774.44 | 24,872.21 | 20,603.14 | 16,494.15 | 12,769.49 | 8,607.89 | 50,120.24 | 45,606.66 | 41,216.85 | 36,587.72 | 32,390.62 | 28,423.85 | 24,545.84 | 20,317.1 | 16,184.52 | 12,467.11 | 8,373.06 | 48,789.48 | 44,272.33 | 39,896.03 | 35,356.4 | 31,245.17 | 27,372.59 | 23,596.9 | 19,523.69 | 15,602.58 | 12,032.68 | 8,130.69 | 47,149.52 | 42,794.5 | 38,544 | 34,210.7 | 30,228.1 | 26,434.84 | 22,758.76 | 18,763.63 | 14,983.29 | |
| Total retail sales of consumer goods and services3 | 0.6 | 1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 4 | 3.7 | 3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 12.7 | 18.4 | |
| Excluding autos | 2.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 7 | 5.6 | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 3 | 3.7 | 11.5 | 16.5 | |
| Above-scale enterprises | -3.4 | -2 | -4.9 | -4.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | -1.9 | -2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 5 | 8 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 2.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 10 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 19 | |
| Online retail sales of goods | 10.3 | 5 | 14.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 10 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 12.7 | 18.6 | |
| Rural | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 17.3 | |
| Catering services revenue1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3 | 5.4 | 5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 30 | 25.8 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 35.1 | 43.8 | |
| Catering — above-scale units | 0 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 0.9 | 2 | 4.7 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 | -1.6 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 3.2 | 12.4 | 37.7 | 24.6 | 18 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 31.4 | 44.6 | |
| Retail sales of goods1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 8 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 15.9 | |
| Goods — above-scale units16 | -3.8 | -2.2 | -5.2 | -4.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -2 | -2.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | -0.7 | 0 | -1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 9 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 17.3 | |
| Grain, food and edible oils | 5.3 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 14.6 | 14 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 11 | 9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | -0.7 | 1 | |
| Beverages | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 7.1 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -4.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -2.6 | -8.5 | -4.3 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | -0.7 | -3.4 | |
| Tobacco and alcohol | 6 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 19.1 | -2.9 | -3.4 | 4.1 | 1.6 | -2.3 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 11.2 | 4 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 10.4 | -3.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 8.3 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 23.1 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 14.9 | |
| Apparel, footwear and textiles | -1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | -0.3 | -4.5 | 8 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -5.2 | -1.9 | 4.4 | -2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 26 | 22 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 17.6 | 32.4 | |
| Cosmetics | 6.8 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | -2.3 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | -26.4 | 40.1 | -4.5 | -6.1 | -6.1 | -14.6 | 18.7 | -2.7 | 2.2 | 4 | 9.7 | -3.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 9.7 | -4.1 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 24.3 | |
| Jewelry | -10.1 | -3.4 | -8.9 | -21.3 | 11.7 | 13 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 37.6 | 9.7 | 16.8 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 21.8 | 25.3 | 10.6 | 5.4 | -1 | -5.9 | -2.7 | -7.8 | -12 | -10.4 | -3.7 | -11 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 5 | 29.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | -10 | 7.8 | 24.4 | 44.7 | |
| Daily necessities | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 3.7 | -0.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | -0.7 | -5.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | -1 | -2.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 | |
| Sports and entertainment goods | -10.6 | -2.2 | -8 | -8 | -2 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 16.9 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 28.3 | 23.3 | 26.2 | 25 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 26.7 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 10.7 | -1.5 | 20.2 | 12.7 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 16 | 25.7 | 10.7 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 14.3 | 25.7 | |
| Home appliances and audiovisual equipment | -1.9 | -8.7 | -15.6 | -15.1 | -5 | 3.3 | -18.7 | -19.4 | -14.6 | 3.3 | 14.3 | 28.7 | 32.4 | 53 | 38.8 | 35.1 | 10.9 | 39.3 | 22.2 | 39.2 | 20.5 | 3.4 | -2.4 | -7.6 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 9.6 | -2.3 | -2.9 | -5.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 | |
| Traditional Chinese and Western medicines | 6.7 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | -0.9 | -2.7 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 2 | -18 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 3.7 | |
| Stationery and office supplies | 7.4 | 12.7 | -1.5 | -6.9 | 15 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 24.4 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 9.1 | -5.9 | 18 | 10 | -1.9 | -2.4 | -8.5 | 4.3 | -4.4 | -6.6 | -8.8 | -9 | -8.2 | 7.7 | -13.6 | -8.4 | -13.1 | -9.9 | -1.2 | -4.9 | |
| Furniture | -8.8 | -6.6 | -8.7 | -10.4 | -8.7 | 8.8 | -2.2 | -3.8 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 28.7 | 25.6 | 26.9 | 29.5 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 0.4 | -3.7 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 3.4 | |
| Telecommunication equipment | 20.4 | 16.5 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 27.3 | 17.8 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 23.2 | 16.2 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 33 | 19.9 | 28.6 | 26.2 | 14 | -7.7 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 11 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 3 | 6.6 | 27.4 | 14.6 | |
| Petroleum and petroleum products | -7.6 | -5.1 | -3.2 | -6.5 | 0.1 | -9.7 | -11 | -8 | -5.9 | -7.1 | -8 | -8.3 | -7.3 | -7 | -5.7 | -1.9 | 0.9 | -2.8 | -7.1 | -6.6 | -4.4 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 6 | -0.6 | -2.2 | 4.1 | 13.5 | |
| Automobiles | -17 | -16.1 | -16.1 | -15.3 | -11.8 | -7.3 | -5 | -8.3 | -6.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 5.5 | -4.4 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -7.3 | -4.9 | -6.2 | -4.4 | -5.6 | -3.7 | 8.7 | 4 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -1.1 | 24.2 | 38 | |
| Construction materials and decoration | -14.2 | -10.5 | -13.6 | -13.8 | -9 | -2.2 | -11.8 | -17 | -8.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1 | 5.8 | 9.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -5.8 | -6.6 | -6.7 | -2.1 | -4.4 | -4.5 | -4.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -7.5 | -10.4 | -4.8 | -8.2 | -11.4 | -11.2 | -6.8 | -14.6 | -11.2 |
Latest reading
Monthly retail sales stood at 3,902.23 CNY billion in Jul 2026. That is −8.6% from Jun 2026 and +0.6% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2008 to Jul 2026. Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) of China (NBS).
- Latest
- 3,902.23 CNY billion
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- −8.6%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +0.6%
About this data
China's total retail sales of consumer goods and services revenue—a gauge of domestic demand in a market of 1.4 billion people. The first two rows show the monthly and cumulative scale; the remainder represents the year-on-year growth rate, broken down by urban and rural areas, by type of consumption, and across 16 commodity groups for enterprises above the designated size. China's National Statistics Office combines data for January and February to avoid distortions from the Lunar New Year, meaning the monthly series lacks a data point for January, with the combined figure recorded in February.
