China's retail sales jump 18.4% in April
China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, surged 18.4 percent year on year in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
In the January-April period, the country's retail sales of consumer goods increased 8.5 percent year on year, according to the NBS.
It totaled 14.98 trillion yuan (US$2.16 trillion) in the first four months of 2023.