According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in August, the retail sales of social consumer goods reached about CNY 3.44 trillion, seeing a year-on-year growth of 2.5%, 3.0% higher than that of 2019. From January to August, the retail sales of social consumer goods totaled over CNY 28.12 trillion, up by 18.1%, 8.0% higher than the same period of 2019.

By consumption types, in August, the retail sales of commodity reached over CNY 3.09 trillion, with year-on-year growth of 3.3%. From January to August, the retail sales of commodity totaled CNY 25.23 trillion, up by 16.5% year-on-year. Thereinto, the retail sales of clothing, foot & head wear and knitted goods amounted to CNY 90 billion in August, down by 6.0% year-on-year. From January to August, the retail sales of clothing, foot & head wear and knitted goods totaled CNY856.5 billion, grew by 24.8%.

From January to August, China's online retail sales was more than CNY 8.12 trillion, growing by 19.7% year-on-year. In the online retail sales of physical commodities, wearing goods increased by 19.4% year-on-year.

Source: CHINA TEXTILE LEADER Express