National Bureau of Statistics: retail sales of consumer goods increased by 12.7% in May compared with the same period last year.

[national Bureau of Statistics: total retail sales of consumer goods increased 12.7% in May compared with the same period last year] data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in May, retail sales of consumer goods totaled 3.7803 trillion yuan, up 12.7% from the same period last year. Of this total, retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles totaled 3.3875 trillion yuan, up 11.5%. From January to May, retail sales of consumer goods totaled 18.7636 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.3 percent over the same period last year. Of this total, retail sales of consumer goods other than cars totaled 16.9743 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.4 percent.