China's National Bureau of Statistics: Jan-Aug retail sales of consumer goods
totaled 32.757 tln yuan, up 1.1% YoY; retail sales excluding autos 30.176 tln
yuan, up 2.7% YoY. In August, retail sales were 3.982 tln yuan, up 0.4% YoY;
ex-autos 3.655 tln yuan, up 2.5% YoY.