National Bureau of Statistics： In August 2020, the total retail sales of social consumer goods achieved positive growth.

　　According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on September 15th, in August, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 3,357.1 billion yuan, up 0.5% year-on-year, which was the first positive growth since this year. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles reached 3,015.8 billion yuan, down by 0.6%.

　　1— In August, the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 23,802.9 billion yuan, and the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles were 21,513.9 billion yuan, both down 8.6% year-on-year.

　　According to the location of business units, in August, the retail sales of urban consumer goods was 2,927.3 billion yuan, up by 0.5% year-on-year, and decreased by 1.1% in July. The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 429.8 billion yuan, up by 0.7%, and decreased by 1.3% in July. 1— In August, the retail sales of urban consumer goods reached 20,664.3 billion yuan, down 8.7% year-on-year; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 3,138.6 billion yuan, down 8.3%.

　　By consumption type, in August, the retail sales of commodities reached 2,995.1 billion yuan, up 1.5% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than that in July. The catering revenue was 361.9 billion yuan, down by 7.0%, and the decline rate was 4 percentage points narrower than that in July. 1— In August, the retail sales of commodities reached 21,651.9 billion yuan, down 6.3% year-on-year; The catering revenue was 2,151 billion yuan, down by 26.6%.

　　1— In August, the national online retail sales reached 7,032.6 billion yuan, up 9.5% year-on-year, compared with 1— In July, it increased by 0.5 percentage points. Among them, the online retail sales of physical goods was 5,865.1 billion yuan, up by 15.8%, accounting for 24.6% of the total retail sales of social consumer goods; In the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and consumer goods increased by 35.4%, 1.1% and 18.3% respectively.