China National Bureau of Statistics: in 1H total retail sales of consumer goods
were 24.87 tln yuan, up 1.3% YoY; retail sales excluding automobiles were 22.90
tln yuan, up 2.8%. In June total retail sales were 4.27 tln yuan, up 1.0% YoY;
excluding automobiles they were 3.89 tln yuan, up 3.0%.