In this May, the retail sale of social consumer goods totaled 489.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 12.8%.

    Analyzed by region, the retail sale of consumer goods in the urban area reached 332.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 13.9%, that in the area at the county level and below was 157.3 billion yuan, up 10.5%.

    Analyzed by industrial branch, the retail sale of 409.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 12.3%; that of catering trade totaled 66.4 billion yuan, up 19.5%; that of other industrial branches reached 14.2 billion yuan, up 0.2%.

    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 13.9%, 17.1% and 20.2% respectively. That of grains and oils rose 35.1%, that of meat, poultry and eggs went up 15.3%, that of clothes went up 18.8%; that of cultural and office articles rose 24.2%, that of books, newspapers and magazines went up 20.8%, that of sports and recreational articles rose 28.1%, that of daily-used articles rose 11.9%, that of home electrical appliances and audiovisual equipment rose 13.8%, that of home furniture went up 14.2%, that of the Chinese and western medicines rose 16.5%, that of cosmetics climbed 16.2%, that of gold, silver and pearl jewelry went up 17.4%, that of communication equipment went up 22.5%, that of auto and related products ascended 15.4%, that of petroleum and its products rose 44.7%.