China’s apparel sales increased by 19% in December from the same period last year

Yao Jian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce of the Mainland China, released data at a press conference. In 2010, the country absorbed a total of 105.74 billion U.S. dollars of foreign capital, an increase of 17.4% over the same period. It also introduced the operation of business operations in mainland China in 2010.

Regarding the operation of the domestic market, in 2010, the consumer goods market in mainland China maintained a steady and rapid growth. According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Commerce, in December, the sales volume of 3,000 key retailers nationwide increased by 19% compared to the same period of 2010, and the growth rate was 11%. The month accelerated by 0.4%. From January to December, sales of 3,000 key retailers across the country increased by 18.1% over the same period and increased by 10.6 percentage points over the same period of 2010.

In December 2010, food sales of 1,000 key retailers (the same below) increased by 15.1% over the same period, beverages increased by 14.4% over the same period, sales of tobacco and alcohol increased by 14.8%, and the growth rate decreased by 3.9, 2.9, and 3 respectively compared with November. Percentage points; apparel sales increased by 19% over the same period, and sales of shoes and hats increased by 19.8% over the same period. The growth rate was 0.8 and 5.4 percentage points higher than that of November respectively.

Sales of gold, silver and jewellery products increased by 39.1% over the same period of last year, and remained above 30% for the eighth consecutive month. Sales of home appliances increased by 19.2% over the same period, an acceleration of 5.5 percentage points over November. Car sales increased by 32% over the same period, and the growth rate was 2.9 percentage points higher than that in November, which was the highest level since 2010.