China's wholesale and retail value added rose 5.6% year-on-year in January-September: Chinese report

The added value of China's wholesale and retail industries in the first nine months of this year increased by 5.6% compared to the same period last year, and the development of the wholesale and retail industries is generally strong.
Profits from the commodity market, which is being monitored by the Ministry of Commerce, increased by 8.2% year-on-year.
The retail industry is steadily developing, with a variety of business formats being actively established. Among them, industrial consumer goods increased by 17.9% and capital goods increased by 6.4%.
Looking at the retail industry, among companies that exceed the limit (annual sales of the main business are 5 million yen or more), convenience stores
2. Retail sales at specialty stores and other stores continued to increase. Retail sales at new business formats such as membership-based warehouse supermarkets, collective stores, and unmanned stores increased by double digits.
Both urban and rural markets are developing together, and consumption is steadily increasing.
The number of customers and sales at 78 shopping areas across the country increased by 4.3% and 4.4% respectively. According to big data from the Ministry of Commerce, online retail sales in rural areas increased by 4.3% and 4.4% respectively.
The figure increased by 7.7% year-on-year. Online retail sales of agricultural products also increased by 9.6% year-on-year, demonstrating the vigorous development of e-commerce in rural areas.