In December, the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 4,054.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.8 percent. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles reached 3,543.8 billion  yuan, down 2.6 percent.

In 2022, the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 43,973.3 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.2 percent over the previous year. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles reached 39,396.1 billion yuan, down 0.4 percent.

According to the location of business units, the retail sales of urban consumer goods in December was 3,459.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.8 percent; the retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 594.8 billion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In 2022, the retail sales of urban consumer goods reached 38,044.8 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.3 percent over the previous year; the retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 5,928.5 billion yuan, basically unchanged from the previous year.

According to consumption types, in December, the retail sales of goods reached 3,638.5 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.1 percent year-on-year; catering revenue was 415.7 billion yuan, down 14.1 percent. In 2022, the retail sales of goods reached 39,579.2 billion yuan, an increase of 0.5 percent over the previous year; catering revenue was 4,394.1 billion yuan, down 6.3 percent over the previous year.

 According to the retail formats, in 2022, the retail sales of supermarkets, convenience stores, professional stores and specialty stores in retail enterprises above designated size increased by 3.0, 3.7, 3.5 and 0.2 percent respectively over the previous year, while that of department stores decreased by 9.3 percent.

In 2022, the national online retail sales reached 13,785.3 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0 percent over the previous year. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods reached 11,964.2 billion yuan, up 6.2 percent, accounting for 27.2 percent of the total retail sales of social consumer goods; among the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and consumer goods increased by 16.1, 3.5 and 5.7 percent respectively.