According to the Nanyang Municipal Statistics Bureau in the first half of this year the city's total retail sales of consumer goods reached 98.93 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.3 percent, an increase of 3.6 percent over the same period in 2019, and an average growth of 1.8 percent over the two years.

Sales of basic consumer goods such as food, beverages, tobacco and alcohol, as well as other daily necessities like medicines grew steadily, and retail sales above designated size increased by 15.4 percent, 17.0 percent, 28.1 percent, 20.5 percent, and 38.2 percent respectively. The total retail sales reached 3.71 billion yuan, accounting for 21.2 percent of the retail sales of social consumer goods above designated size in the city, driving a 4.6 percentage point increase in retail sales above the limit.

The retail sales of automobile commodities above designated size reached 5.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.7 percent. The city's retail sales of petroleum and related products above designated size reached 2.834 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3 percent. The retail sales of these two categories of goods accounted for 46.1 percent of the city's retail sales above designated size, driving an 11.9 percent increase in retail sales above designated size.

The retail sales of cosmetics, gold, silver, jewelry, clothing, footwear, and hats of the city's wholesale and retail enterprises above designated size increased by 34.1 percent, 20.7 percent, and 28.1 percent respectively. The retail sales reached 2.073 billion yuan, accounting for 11.9 percent of the city's retail sales above designated size and driving an increase of 3.1 percentage points in retail sales above designated size.

In addition, sales of construction and decoration materials, hardware and electrical materials, and furniture increased by 20.9 percent, 13 percent, and 29.1 percent year-on-year respectively. The retail sales in those areas reached 584 million yuan, accounting for 3.3 percent of the city's retail sales above the designated size, driving an overall increase of 1.7 percentage points in retail sales above designated size.