National Bureau of Statistics: The total retail sales of consumer goods for January-April were 16.4941 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%.

On May 18, the National Bureau of Statistics stated in a report that from January to April, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 16.4941 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.9% year-on-year. Excluding cars, the retail sales of consumer goods reached 15.2053 trillion yuan, a growth of 3.1%. In April, the total retail sales of consumer goods were 3.7247 trillion yuan, up by 0.2% year-on-year. Excluding cars, the retail sales of consumer goods reached 3.4218 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. By location of operation, from January to April, urban retail sales reached 14.2921 trillion yuan, up by 1.8% year-on-year, while rural retail sales reached 2.202 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8%. In April, urban retail sales were 3.2347 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.1% year-on-year, while rural retail sales were 4.9 trillion yuan, up by 2.1%. By type of consumption, from January to April, the retail sales of goods were 14.6058 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%, and catering revenue reached 1.8883 trillion yuan, up by 3.8%. In April, the retail sales of goods were 3.2987 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.1% year-on-year, while catering revenue was 4.26 trillion yuan, up by 2.2%. By retail format, from January to April, the retail sales of convenience stores and supermarkets among units above the designated size increased by 7.5% and 4.5% respectively, while those of specialty stores, department stores, and brand stores decreased by 0.5%, 1.0%, and 5.9% respectively. From January to April, the online retail sales of goods and services in the country reached 6.5308 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.6% year-on-year. Among them, online retail sales of goods were 4.1185 trillion yuan, up by 5.7%, accounting for 25.0% of the total retail sales of consumer goods. Within online retail sales of goods, food, clothing, and daily necessities increased by 15.6%, 6.8%, and 2.6% respectively. Online service retail sales were 2.4123 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3%. This article is compiled from the National Bureau of Statistics and edited by GMTEight: Chen Wenfang.