全年社零總額有望達44萬億元

China's retail sales of consumer goods are expected to hit 44 trillion yuan in 2021, an official said Sunday. The estimated figure will represent an increase of about 12.5% from last year and 8% from 2019, said Wang Bin, an official from the Ministry of Commerce, at a press conference.

商務部消費促進司副司長王斌9月26日在記者會上表示，預計全年社會消費品零售總額有望達到44萬億元，比2020年增長12.5%左右，比2019年增長8%左右。

Considering the growth month by month in the second half of 2020, the year-on-year growth trend of consumption will be "low-after-high" throughout this year, Wang said, adding that the country's consumption will continue its steady recovery in the fourth quarter.

王斌分析，去年下半年消費逐月回升，所以今年下半年以來同比增速有所回落，總體會呈現(xiàn)前高后低格局，但整個四季度消費仍將延續(xù)平穩(wěn)恢復態(tài)勢。

The latest data shows that China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 2.5% year on year, to around 3.44 trillion yuan in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

國家統(tǒng)計局最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，8月份社會消費品零售總額約3.44萬億元，同比增長2.5%。