China retail sales rose 1.1% year on year in September
China’s total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4.2433 trillion yuan in September 2026, up 1.1% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on 19 October. Sales excluding automobiles increased 3.9% year on year.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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For January through September, total retail sales rose 1.1% to 37.0001 trillion yuan. Online retail sales of goods reached 9.506 trillion yuan, up 3.8%; online services sales grew 5.3%. These are nominal values and reported growth rates, not inflation-adjusted measures.
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Officially reported measure
China retail sales rose 1.1% year on year in September
- Retail sales of consumer goods, annual change
- 1.1 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
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