Retail sales in China increased by 7.4% in December year-on-year to reach 47.1 billion yuan in total in 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics said in its latest release on Wednesday.
In December, the total retail sales of consumer goods went under expectations, marking a month-on-month growth of 0.42%.
The retail sales of services in 2023 grew by 20% over the year and retail sales of goods were up by 5.8%, as the income of catering increased by 20.4%.