China retail gross sales grew 10.1 per cent yr on yr in Might based on knowledge from the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics.
Complete retail gross sales reached 2.42 trillion yuan, or US$396 billion, the bureau introduced.
General for the primary 5 months of 2015 retail gross sales grew 10.four per cent.
As in current months, retail gross sales progress in rural areas was stronger than in cities the place a maturity is turning into obvious.
Gross sales in rural areas rose 11.6 per cent each in Might and within the January-Might interval, whereas metropolis progress was 9.9 per cent for the month and 10.2 per cent for the 5 months.