Beijing's total market spending in January-July increased 3.3% year-on-year - Chinese report

According to the Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau, the total market consumption in the city increased by 3.3% from January to July this year compared to the same period last year. Of that, the consumption of services increased by 7.2%. The total retail sales of social consumer goods was
The total retail sales of consumer goods was 799.08 billion yen (approximately 16.5 trillion yen), down 0.8%. Of the total retail sales of consumer goods, online small businesses of wholesale and retail businesses, accommodation and food service businesses of a certain size or larger accounted for 1.2% of the total.
Sales revenue increased by 4.6% to 304.03 billion former (approximately 6.3 trillion yen). Looking at the breakdown of consumption, restaurant revenue decreased by 4.2% to 74.42 billion former (approximately 1.5 trillion yen).
), and merchandise retail sales were down 0.4% to 724.66 billion yen (about 15 trillion yen). Among the major items, retail sales of gold, silver and jewelry were down 26.7%, while sports and entertainment goods were down 12.1%.
%, and communications equipment increased by 4.1%. Auto retail sales fell 3.1% overall, but new energy vehicle (NEV) retail sales increased 22.6%.
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