National Bureau of Statistics: Fixed asset investment remains growth and manufacturing investment grows rapidly.

In August, the total retail sales of consumer goods in the society reached 3.9668 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.4% year-on-year and 0.17% month-on-month. According to the location of the operating units, urban retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 3.4387 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.2% year-on-year, while rural retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 0.5281 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.6%. In terms of consumption types, the retail sales of goods totaled 3.5172 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.6%, while catering revenue reached 0.4496 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.1%. Sales of basic necessities and some upgraded goods performed well, with retail sales of daily necessities, grain and oil foods, and sports and entertainment products above the designated limit increasing by 7.7%, 5.8%, and 16.9%, respectively. The effects of the policy of trading in old products for new ones continued to manifest, with retail sales of furniture, household appliances and audio-visual equipment, cultural and office supplies, and communication equipment above the designated limit increasing by 18.6%, 14.3%, 14.2%, and 7.3%, respectively. From January to August, the total retail sales of consumer goods in the society reached 3.23906 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.6% year-on-year. The national online retail sales reached 0.99828 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.6% year-on-year. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods reached 0.80964 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.4%, accounting for 25.0% of the total retail sales of consumer goods. From January to August, the service retail sales increased by 5.1% year-on-year, with rapid growth in retail sales of cultural and leisure services, tourism consulting and leasing services, and transportation services.