>From January to February, the retail sale of social consumer goods totaled 1264.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 12.5%. In this January, a year-on-year rise of 15.5%, In this February, a year-on-year rise of 9.4%.

    Analyzed by region, the retail sale of consumer goods in the urban area reached 849.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 13%, that in the area at the county level and below was 414.7 billion yuan, up 11.1%.

    Analyzed by industrial branch, the retail sale of 1064.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 12.7%; that of catering trade totaled 176.0 billion yuan, up 13.1%; that of other industrial branches reached 23.8 billion yuan, up 1.1%.

    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 13.5%, 16.6% and 24.5% respectively. That of grains and oils rose 18.9%, that of meat, poultry and eggs went up 7.7%, that of clothes went up 16.6%; that of cultural and office articles rose 13.0%, that of sports and recreational articles rose 16.2%, that of daily-used articles rose 15.0%, that of home electrical appliances and audiovisual equipment rose 17.3%, that of cosmetics climbed 16.6%, that of home furniture went up 11.8%, that of construction and upholster material rose 18.4%, that of gold, silver and pearl jewelry went up 23.0%, that of communication equipment went up 24.8%, that of auto and related products ascended 29.5%, that of petroleum and its products rose 40.6%.