Retail sales growth in July
(AFP)
Updated: 2006-08-14 15:14 SHANGHAI - China retail sales, the main indicator
of consumer spending levels, rose 13.7 percent in July from a year earlier to
601.2 billion yuan (75.1 billion dollars), official data showed.
In the first seven months of the year retail sales were up 13.4 percent from
a year ago to 4.246 trillion yuan, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a
statement.
Sales in the first six months grew 13.4 percent compared with the same period
last year, according to earlier figures.
Telecommunication equipment sales in July were up 20.5 percent from a year
earlier, auto sales increased 13.6 percent and oil and related products climbed
39.1 percent.
Clothing sales rose 18.2 percent, daily consumer goods gained 19.2 percent,
household appliances increased 12.5 percent, and grain and edible oils climbed
18.6 percent.
Sales of meat, poultry and eggs were up 16.9 percent in July.
In the catering sector sales for the month were up 16.7 percent at 78.2
billion yuan, the statistics bureau said.
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