{"id":"china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","canonicalSlug":"china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","language":"en","title":"China retail sales rise 0.4% in August as year-to-date growth reaches 1.1%","summary":"Online retail sales of goods and services increased 4.6% in January-August.","body":["China’s total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3.98 trillion yuan in August, up 0.4% year over year, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on 16 September. Sales for January-August totaled 32.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.1%.","August sales excluding automobiles increased 2.5% year over year. For the first eight months, online retail sales of goods and services reached 13.48 trillion yuan, up 4.6%; online sales of goods rose 4.3% and online services 5.1%."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"China retail sales rise 0.4% in August as year-to-date growth reaches 1.1%\n\nOnline retail sales of goods and services increased 4.6% in January-August.\n\nChina’s total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3.98 trillion yuan in August, up 0.4% year over year, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on 16 September. Sales for January-August totaled 32.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.1%.\n\nAugust sales excluding automobiles increased 2.5% year over year. For the first eight months, online retail sales of goods and services reached 13.48 trillion yuan, up 4.6%; online sales of goods rose 4.3% and online services 5.1%.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-08","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-16","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"National Bureau of Statistics of China","url":"https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202609/t20260916_1965341.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/china-retail-sales-january-august-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}