China NBS: Urban consumer goods retail sales in 1H totaled 21.55 trillion yuan,
up 1.2% YoY; rural sales 3.32 trillion yuan, up 2.5%. June urban retail sales
Were 3.68 trillion yuan, +0.8% YoY; June rural sales 584.7 billion yuan, +2.1%.
By type, goods retail in 1H stood at 22.05 trillion yuan, +1.1% YoY, while
catering revenue was 2.83 trillion yuan, +2.8%. June goods retail 3.79 trillion
yuan, +0.9%; June catering 476.7 billion yuan, +1.2%. Among
above-designated-size retail units in 1H, convenience stores and supermarkets
rose 6.6% and 3.8% YoY; specialty stores, department stores and brand
mono-boutiques fell 1.5%, 2.1% and 8.7%, respectively.
