[national Bureau of Statistics: catering income exceeded 400 billion yuan in May] according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales of consumer goods totaled 3.7803 trillion yuan in May, an increase of 12.7 percent over the same period last year. According to the type of consumption, retail sales totaled 3.3733 trillion yuan, up 10.5 percent, and catering income totaled 407 billion yuan, up 35.1 percent. Sales of upgraded goods grew rapidly, with retail sales of communications equipment, gold, silver and jewelry, and sports and entertainment goods up 27.4%, 24.4% and 14.3%, respectively. 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 and 0.8 percentage points higher than that of January-April. Online retail sales nationwide totaled 5.6906 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.8 percent over the same period last year, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over the January-April period.