Retail Sales of Clothing, Foot & Head Wear and Knitted Goods up 8.4% in October

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in October, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached CNY 3.55 trillion, seeing a year-on-year growth of 8.6%. Thereinto, the retail sales of consumer goods of major retailers above the designated size totaled CNY 1.24 trillion, up 3.7% year-on-year. In the first ten months of 2018, the total retail sales of social consumer goods were CNY 30.98 trillion, seeing a year-on-year growth of 9.2%. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods of major retailers above the designated size totaled CNY 11.72 trillion, increased by 6.6% year-on-year.

By consumption types, in October, the retail sales of commodity reached CNY 1.16 trillion, with year-on-year growth of 3.6%. From January to October, the retail sales of commodity totaled CNY 10.96 trillion, up 6.6% year-on-year. Thereinto, the retail sales of clothing, foot & head wear and knitted goods amounted to CNY 121.6 billion in October, growing by 4.7% year-on-year. And the retail sales of clothing, foot & head wear and knitted goods totaled CNY 1.07 trillion in Jan.-Oct. period, surged by 8.4% year-on-year.