Online retail sales of clothing rise by 6.8% in Jan-Apr 2026

From January to April 2026, China's online retail sales of goods and services reached 6,530.8 billion yuan, up by 6.6% year on year. Specifically, the online retail sales of goods were 4,118.5 billion yuan, up by 5.7%, accounting for 25.0% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; among the online retail sales of goods, those of food, clothing, and daily necessities increased by 15.6%, 6.8%, and 2.6%, respectively. The online retail sales of services were 2,412.3 billion yuan, up by 8.3%.

Note: To more comprehensively reflect the development of the online consumption market, improvements have been made to the statistical indicators for online consumption. The former "Online Retail Sales" has been adjusted to "Online Retail Sales of Goods and Services" since 2026, with the indicator connotation remaining unchanged while the statistical coverage has been expanded. The former "Online Retail Sales of Physical Goods" has been adjusted to "Online Retail Sales of Goods", with both the indicator connotation and statistical coverage remaining unchanged. Additionally, the indicator "Online Retail Sales of Services" has been added. Data on Online Retail Sales of Goods and Services are not comparable with the data on Online Retail Sales.