In this August, the retail sale of social consumer goods totaled 504.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 12.5%.

    Analyzed by region, the retail sale of consumer goods in the urban area reached 340.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 13.5%, that in the area at the county level and below was 164.0 billion yuan, up 10.5%.

    Analyzed by industrial branch, the retail sale of 419.0 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 12.4%; that of catering trade totaled 71.2 billion yuan, up 15.8%; that of other industrial branches reached 13.8 billion yuan, up 0.3%.

    Analyzed by commodity category, the retail sales of the wholesale and retail commercial enterprises for eating, clothes and daily-used articles above designated size went up 8.9%, 19% and 21.4% respectively. That of grains and oils rose 36.5%, that of meat, poultry and eggs went up 10.4%, that of clothes went up 21.1%; that of cultural and office articles rose 15.5%, that of sports and recreational articles rose 15.3%, that of daily-used articles rose 10.3%, that of home electrical appliances and audiovisual equipment rose 11.1%, that of home furniture went up 10.8%, that of the Chinese and western medicines rose 12.2%, that of cosmetics climbed 16.9%, that of gold, silver and pearl jewelry went up 11.2%, that of communication equipment went up 17.6%, that of auto and related products ascended 18.5%, that of petroleum and its products rose 41.1%.