BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China's National Bureau of Statistics on
Thursday gave the following breakdown of retail sales growth for September.
(Percent change from a year earlier)
Sep Aug Jul H1 May Apr Jan-Mar Jan-Feb
Overall 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.0 15.2 14.8 15.0 15.2
Grain & edible oils 10.0 12.7 13.3 11.2 15.6 4.8 9.6 16.3
Meat, eggs & poultry ~ 5.9 ~ 10.6 13.3 6.5 9.6 12.0
Garments 19.1 23.3 19.1 18.0 22.1 14.0 15.6 17.4
Office supplies 7.7 ~ 3.8 3.7 2.6 1.9 6.5 8.3
Recreational goods 2.5 7.7 10.3 7.9 6.9 5.0 8.4 13.5
Personal care goods 11.4 15.6 16.3 14.0 15.4 13.7 10.9 12.0
Home appliances 12.4 10.9 8.0 5.1 12.0 0.6 1.4 2.7
Furniture 34.0 ~ 42.5 ~ 33.3 22.8 ~ 27.1
Building materials 30.2 36.6 25.8 ~ 12.6 10.8 ~ 22.4
Cosmetics 13.7 ~ 20.3 17.2 21.7 18.2 14.8 14.6
Jewellery 12.1 ~ 18.4 15.4 28.7 10.4 11.8 16.3
Telecoms equipment 4.3 ~ 1.3 -7.0 -7.8 -8.4 -7.5 -9.2
Automobiles 44.5 34.8 32.0 18.1 23.8 18.5 11.1 9.3
Oil & oil products 8.6 6.8 1.1 1.5 5.0 0.3 -0.8 0.7
~ Not available
(Reporting by Beijing Economics Team; Editing by Chris Lewis)
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(Percent change from a year earlier)
Sep Aug Jul H1 May Apr Jan-Mar Jan-Feb
Overall 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.0 15.2 14.8 15.0 15.2
Grain & edible oils 10.0 12.7 13.3 11.2 15.6 4.8 9.6 16.3
Meat, eggs & poultry ~ 5.9 ~ 10.6 13.3 6.5 9.6 12.0
Garments 19.1 23.3 19.1 18.0 22.1 14.0 15.6 17.4
Office supplies 7.7 ~ 3.8 3.7 2.6 1.9 6.5 8.3
Recreational goods 2.5 7.7 10.3 7.9 6.9 5.0 8.4 13.5
Personal care goods 11.4 15.6 16.3 14.0 15.4 13.7 10.9 12.0
Home appliances 12.4 10.9 8.0 5.1 12.0 0.6 1.4 2.7
Furniture 34.0 ~ 42.5 ~ 33.3 22.8 ~ 27.1
Building materials 30.2 36.6 25.8 ~ 12.6 10.8 ~ 22.4
Cosmetics 13.7 ~ 20.3 17.2 21.7 18.2 14.8 14.6
Jewellery 12.1 ~ 18.4 15.4 28.7 10.4 11.8 16.3
Telecoms equipment 4.3 ~ 1.3 -7.0 -7.8 -8.4 -7.5 -9.2
Automobiles 44.5 34.8 32.0 18.1 23.8 18.5 11.1 9.3
Oil & oil products 8.6 6.8 1.1 1.5 5.0 0.3 -0.8 0.7
~ Not available
(Reporting by Beijing Economics Team; Editing by Chris Lewis)
((lan.wang1@thomsonreuters.com; +8610 6627 1032; Reuters Messaging: lan.wang1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: CHINA ECONOMY/RETAIL (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.