China Retail Sales YoY 2010-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

China's retail sales increased by 8.5 percent from a year earlier in May of 2018, missing market expectations of 9.6 percent and following a 9.4 percent rise in the previous month. It is the weakest reading since June 2003, due to seasonal factors leading to delayed consumption. Sales rose at a slower pace for: garments (6.6 pct vs 9.2 pct in April); cosmetics (10.3 pct vs 15.1 pct); personal care (10.3 pct vs 12 pct); office supplies (8.1 pct vs 18.3 pct); and building materials (6.5 pct vs 11.4 pct). In addition, sales of automobiles declined by 1 percent, compared to a 3.5 percent rise in April. Meantime, retail trade growth accelerated for: jewelry (6.7 pct vs 5.9 pct); home appliances (7.6 pct vs 6.7 pct); and furniture (8.6 pct vs 8.1 pct). Retail Sales YoY in China averaged 12.47 percent from 2010 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 19.90 percent in January of 2011 and at least, a record low in June of 2003.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-04-17	02:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY	10.1%	9.7%	9.7%	9.9%
2018-05-15	02:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY	9.4%	10.1%	10%	9.8%
2018-06-14	02:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY	8.5%	9.4%	9.6%	9.7%
2018-07-16	02:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY		8.5%		8.9%
2018-08-14	02:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY				8.6%
2018-09-14	02:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY				8.5%

China Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	122.90	122.30	124.60	97.00	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	0.29	0.66	1.57	0.14	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	8.50	9.40	19.90	8.50	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	292661.30	264757.60	292661.30	453.00	CNY HML	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	36396.00	33616.00	36396.00	343.40	CNY	[+]
Personal Savings	0.35	0.35	3.15	0.35	percent	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	4.35	4.35	12.06	4.35	percent	[+]
Consumer Credit	333730.29	328697.84	333730.29	59105.90	CNY HML	[+]
Gasoline Prices	0.89	0.87	1.37	0.27	USD/Liter	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	48.40	48.00	48.40	10.80	percent of GDP	[+]
Consumer Confidence Current Conditions	108.50	107.90	123.50	90.00		[+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations	116.40	114.70	128.40	96.40		[+]

China Retail Sales YoY

In China, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago. This page provides - China Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Retail Sales YoY - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2018.