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CH Retail Sales y/y
It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;
This is the earliest look at vital consumer spending data;
- CH Retail Sales y/y Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jul 14, 2026 | 1.0% | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| Jun 15, 2026 | -0.6% | -0.3% | 0.2% |
| May 17, 2026 | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| Mar 15, 2026 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 1.3% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% |
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- CH Retail Sales y/y News
From stats.gov.cn|Jul 14, 2026In the first half year, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, all regions and departments fully implemented the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully and faithfully applied the new development philosophy on all fronts, moved faster to foster a new pattern of development, made efforts to promote high-quality ...
From cnbc.com|Jun 16, 2026China’s retail sales fell for the first time in more than three years in May while urban investment contracted more than expected, piling pressure on Beijing to roll out meaningful stimulus to spur consumption, even as de-escalation in Middle East tensions offers some near-term relief. Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, declined in May for the first time since December 2022, dropping 0.6% from a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday. The Labor Day holiday at the start of May failed to offset ...
From think.ing.com|Jun 16, 2026China's retail sales growth fell to -0.6% year-on-year in May, down from 0.2% in April. The data was in line with our forecasts, but weaker than market consensus (market -0.2%, ING -0.6%). It’s the lowest level since pandemic-skewed 2022. We continued to observe the impact of the trade-in policy on related categories, which dragged down overall consumption. Beneficiary categories such as household appliances (-15.6%), autos (-16.1%), and furniture (-8.7%) saw outsized drops on the month. We’re now seeing the flip side of frontloading ...
- From stats.gov.cn|Jun 15, 2026
In May, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, all regions and departments fully implemented the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully and faithfully applied the new development philosophy on all fronts, moved faster to foster a new pattern of development, strictly implemented more proactive and effective macro ...
From think.ing.com|May 18, 2026China’s retail sales slowed to just 0.2% year-on-year in April, down from 1.7%, coming in much worse than market forecasts for a modest acceleration. This was the slowest month of growth since 2022. The weakness of retail sales was broad-based. There are two key themes for this month's data. The first theme is that we're now paying the price for front-loaded demand from the trade-in policy, which we have been warning about since last year. Auto sales also continued to show signs of weakness, down -15.3% YoY. Replacement demand for ...
- From stats.gov.cn|May 17, 2026
In the January-April period, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, all regions and departments fully implemented the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully and faithfully applied the new development philosophy on all fronts, and moved faster to foster a new pattern of development. All regions and departments ...
- From stats.gov.cn|Apr 15, 2026
In the first quarter, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, all regions and departments fully implemented the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, accelerated carrying out more proactive and effective macro policies, focused on keeping employment, enterprises operations, markets and expectations stable, and expedited the cultivation of new quality productive forces. As a result, the growth of ...
From cnbc.com|Mar 15, 2026China’s economy started on a strong footing this year, with consumption and production both beating expectations as holiday spending and strong foreign demand provided an early boost. Retail sales for the first two months of the year rose 2.8% from a year earlier, according to data from the National Statistics Bureau on Monday, beating economists’ forecast for a 2.5% growth. That growth, however, reflected a notable slowdown from the 4% growth in the January-February period in 2025. Industrial output climbed 6.3%, also exceeding ...
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