According to the National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales in China reached CNY2.94 trillion in the first quarter of 2009, a year-on-year increase of 15%.

Despite the global economic downturn China's retail sector is still growing — albeit at a diminishing rate.

According to statistics from China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country's total retail sales of consumer goods reached CNY1.008 trillion in October 2008, a year-on-year increase of 22.0%.

According to statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in July 2008, the total retail sales of consumer goods in China were CNY862.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 23.3%.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the total sales of social consumer goods in China reached CNY814 billion in April, an increase of 22% over the same period last year.

China's National Bureau of Statistics says the total retail sales of consumer goods in January and February 2008 reached RMB1.74 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 20.2 percent.