According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), retail sales of consumer goods in China from January to October totaled 36.05 trillion yuan (about $5.11 trillion), up 0.6% from a year earlier.
The report noted that online consumption continued to support retail sales in the first 10 months, with online retail sales reaching 10.95 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year.
Online sales of physical goods reached 9.45 trillion yuan, up 7.2% year-on-year and 1.1% higher than the first nine months.
Retail sales in rural areas reached 4.79 trillion yuan, up 0.8% year-on-year, rising faster than urban retail sales, which increased 0.5% year-on-year to 31.26 trillion yuan.