CHINA’S RETAIL SALES INCREASE BY 29.6 PERCENT IN Q1 2021

Highlights –

• China’s retail sales increase by 29.6 percent in Q1 2021.
• Retail sales in April alone surged 17.7 percent year on year.
• Consumption in urban areas in April stood at about 2.89 trillion yuan.
• Online retail sales rising 27.6 percent year on year in Q1 2021.

China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday announced that the cou....