China Retail Sales Growth

1994 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about China Retail Sales Growth

  • China Retail Sales grew 12.7 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 18.4 % increase in the previous month.
  • China Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1994 to May 2023, with an average growth rate of 11.9 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 41.0 % in Nov 1994 and a record low of -15.8 % in Mar 2020.
  • In the latest reports, Car Sales of China recorded 2,381,614.0 units in May 2023, representing a growth of 27.9 %.

The National Bureau of Statistics provides monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth.

View China's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 1994 to May 2023 in the chart:

China Retail Sales Growth

What was China's Retail Sales Growth in May 2023?

China Retail Sales grew 12.7 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 18.4 % increase in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
12.7 May 2023 18.4 Apr 2023 -15.8 Mar 2020 41.0 Nov 1994 % monthly Jan 1994 - May 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) -6.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2018 - Dec 2023
Armenia (%) 20.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 4.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - May 2023
Austria (%) -4.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 4.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2007 - Jan 2024
Belarus (%) 9.9 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2008 - Jan 2024
Belgium (%) -5.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 15.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2023
Brazil (%) 2.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Bulgaria (%) -0.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Canada (%) 1.1 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2023
Chile (%) 2.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2024
China (%) 12.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2023
Colombia (%) -3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 3.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Cyprus (%) 3.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) -0.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 0.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Egypt (%) 1.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Estonia (%) 0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) -0.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) -1.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2023
France (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 4.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) -4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2023
Greece (%) -3.9 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 16.6 May 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2023
Hungary (%) -0.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) 6.7 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 2002 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 0.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - May 2023
Ireland (%) 1.8 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2023
Israel (%) 7.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) 1.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Japan (%) 5.2 Apr 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Apr 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 5.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2023
South Korea (%) -0.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Latvia (%) -2.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Lithuania (%) 1,076,267.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Luxembourg (%) 2.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 40.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) -4.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Malaysia (%) 12.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Apr 2023
Malta (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Mexico (%) 4.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2023
Moldova (%) -5.6 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2022
Mongolia (%) -56.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.5 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Netherlands (%) -4.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
New Zealand (%) 0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1996 - Dec 2023
Norway (%) -1.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.2 2018 yearly 2011 - 2018
Peru (%) -2.3 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2023
Poland (%) -1.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Portugal (%) 3.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Qatar (%) 6.9 2021 yearly 1987 - 2021
Romania (%) 5.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Russia (%) 9.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Serbia (%) -6.2 May 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - May 2023
Singapore (%) 2.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2024
Slovakia (%) -4.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) -14.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) -1.4 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2023
Spain (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) -3.9 May 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2023
Switzerland (%) -3.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Taiwan (%) 1.7 Feb 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2022
Thailand (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
Turkey (%) 13.2 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2023
Ukraine (%) -3.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2022
United Kingdom (%) -2.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
United States (%) 1.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - May 2023
Uzbekistan (%) -4.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2019 - Apr 2023
Venezuela (%) -53.5 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%) 6.8 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 2004 - Feb 2024

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -272,527.380 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 177,992.213 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,750,692.5 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 22.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (RMB bn) 58,979.220 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (RMB bn) 174,424.650 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (RMB bn) 45,901.290 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.732 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Export to Import Ratio (%) 133.003 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Trade Balance (USD mn) 75,340.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 303,618.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 28.1 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 26,004,555.285 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 7,336,060.515 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,671,966.370 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 228,278.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 23,784,262.340 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,976,456.488 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 42,243.658 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 14,937.852 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Export: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 113.302 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Export: Value (Prev Year=100) 103.783 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Export: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 91.599 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Import: Value (Prev Year=100) 101.558 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Import: Quantum (Prev Year=100) 103.609 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Trade Index: Import: Unit Value (Prev Year=100) 98.020 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: Total (USD mn) 16,715.645 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: MC: Bus (USD mn) 2,372.397 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: MC: Sedan (USD mn) 1,365.371 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Exports: Motorcycle (USD mn) 573.149 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Automobile: Imports: Total (USD mn) 7,191.282 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Other, Apparatus Based on the Use of X-rays for Medical (USD th) 66,760.689 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Computed Tomography Apparatus (USD th) 92,098.563 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Massage Apparatus (USD th) 172,419.213 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 96,906.178 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Imports: Other Needles, Catheters, Cannulae and the Like (USD th) 152,633.684 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
Exports: Adhesive Plasters (USD th) 45,585.795 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2018
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Rod & Bar (Ton th) 68.818 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
CN: Steel: Import: Steel Product: Sheet & Plate (Ton th) 557.351 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 43,300.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 55,200.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 17,500.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -22,632.239 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -10,862.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -11,769.716 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 2,382,876.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 13.7 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,331,100.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.4 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 160.975 2028 yearly 1997 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 2,856,511.882 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 55,200.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 153,600.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Export (USD mn) 843,200.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -61,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 50,200.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 4,400.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 84,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) -932,500.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) -100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -145,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Import (USD mn) -689,500.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -41,800.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Liability (USD mn) -46,104.972 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -92,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Non-reserve (USD mn) -43,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Asset (USD mn) -16,095.978 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Asset (USD mn) -54,324.358 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -438.385 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Reserve Asset (USD mn) -12,100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -55,100.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 987,700.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) -5,300.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 30.297 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Non-reserve: Liability (USD mn) -46,104.972 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Manufacturing (USD mn) 41,174.210 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Mfg: Comm, Computer & Other Electronic Eq (USD mn) 8,408.270 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 9,766.890 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Real Estate (USD mn) 22,467.400 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2018
CN: FDI: Utilized: ytd: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 18,874.590 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2018
Outward Investment: Latin America: British Virgin Islands (USD mn) 9,115.950 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: Latin America: Cayman Islands (USD mn) 5,762.380 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: Asia: Singapore (USD mn) 8,295.380 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: Leasing and Commercial Service (USD mn) 33,700.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) 27,900.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Financial Intermediation (USD mn) 17,720.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Outward Investment: Information Transmission, Software and Information Technolog... (USD mn) 4,900.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Wholesale and Retail Trade (USD mn) 29,200.000 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Outward Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 97,534.230 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Outward Investment: United States (USD mn) 7,292.080 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Industrial Enterprise: No of Loss Making Enterprise (Unit) 103,994.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
No of Business Entity: New Registration: ytd: Company (Unit mn) 9.040 Dec 2021 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2021
QFII: No of Institution: accumulated (Unit) 281.000 Apr 2015 monthly May 2003 - Apr 2015
QFII: Approved Investment Fund: accumulated (USD mn) 116,259.000 May 2020 monthly Jun 2003 - May 2020
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 441,007.303 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,272,053.180 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,662,938.596 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.7 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1997 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,219,320.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 148,229.000 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 40,425,662.383 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 46,220,915.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 2000 - Jan 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 21.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 10,659.804 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 39,191.732 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 11,313,226.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,834,887.475 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.36 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 194.99 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Trade Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 100.025 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Lagging Index (2015=100) 99.353 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Coincident Index (2015=100) 76.044 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020
Leading Index (2015=100) 92.852 Feb 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2020

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