| 
   
 | 
 Aug 
 | 
 Jul 
 | 
 Jun 
 | 
 May 
 | 
 Apr 
 | 
 Mar 
 | 
 Feb 
 | 
 Jan 
 | 
| 
 Total retail sales 
 | 
 23.2 
 | 
 23.3 
 | 
 23.0 
 | 
 21.6 
 | 
 22.0 
 | 
 21.5 
 | 
 19.1 
 | 
 21.2 
 | 
| 
 Total retail sales (Year-to-date) 
 | 
 21.9 
 | 
 21.7 
 | 
 21.4 
 | 
 21.1 
 | 
 21.0 
 | 
 20.6 
 | 
 20.2 
 | 
 21.2 
 | 
| 
 Urban retail sales 
 | 
 23.9 
 | 
 24.0 
 | 
 23.5 
 | 
 22.3 
 | 
 22.9 
 | 
 22.1 
 | 
 19.3 
 | 
 22.2 
 | 
| 
 Rural retail sales 
 | 
 21.8 
 | 
 21.8 
 | 
 22.0 
 | 
 20.1 
 | 
 20.1 
 | 
 20.2 
 | 
 18.7 
 | 
 19.1 
 | 
| 
 Wholesale & Retail 
 | 
 23.2 
 | 
 23.3 
 | 
 23.3 
 | 
 21.8 
 | 
 21.9 
 | 
 21.4 
 | 
 18.8 
 | 
 21.2 
 | 
| 
 Accommodation & Catering 
 | 
 26.3 
 | 
 26.5 
 | 
 25.7 
 | 
 22.4 
 | 
 25.2 
 | 
 24.6 
 | 
 23.0 
 | 
 23.3 
 | 
| 
 Others 
 | 
 2.6 
 | 
 4.7 
 | 
 4.6 
 | 
 4.5 
 | 
 4.5 
 | 
 3.7 
 | 
 5.5 
 | 
 3.3 
 | 
 
All figures above are year-on-year percent changes.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
(China.org.cn September 12, 2008)