China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, climbed 5.5 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, official data showed.
This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.
Retail sales in the country's urban regions rose 5.5 percent year-on-year during the period, while that in rural areas expanded 5.8 percent, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
Online retail sales jumped 15.3 percent year-on-year, with online retail sales of physical goods expanding 14.4 percent and accounting for 22.4 percent of the total retail sales of consumer goods.
China vowed to expand domestic demand and promote sound economic flows, while promoting steady growth in consumer spending this year, according to the government work report.
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