National Bureau of Statistics: Retail sales of consumer goods grew by 1.1% from January to August.

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that from January to August 2026, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 32,756.9 billion yuan, up 1.1% year on year. Of this, retail sales of consumer goods excluding automobiles amounted to 30,176.4 billion yuan, up 2.7%. In August, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,982.4 billion yuan, up 0.4% year on year. Of this, retail sales of consumer goods excluding automobiles amounted to 3,654.5 billion yuan, up 2.5%.