In September, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 3,683.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.4 percent; The growth rate was 7.8 percent higher than that in September 2019, and the average growth rate in the two years was 3.8 percent. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles reached 3,329.8 billion yuan, an increase of 6.4 percent. Excluding price factors, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in September actually increased by 2.5 percent year-on-year. On a month-on-month basis, the total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 0.3 percent in September.
From January to September, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 31,805.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.4 percent, an increase of 8.0 percent over January to September 2019. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles reached 28,599.2 billion yuan, an increase of 16.3 percent.