A reporter learned from Statistic Department that from January to May, the total retail volume of social consumables of Nanjing reached 56.040 billion RMB, up 16.9% over the same period of last year. The scope of increase ranked as the third in Jiangsu.

From January to May, the sale volume of food, apparel and commodity increased 13.6%, 20% and 18.3% respectively.

In the first five months, the sale volume of sport and entertainment increased 26.8%. The sale volume of E-journal and audiovisual products increased 38.4%. The sale volume of office supplies increased 28.8%. The sale volume of cosmetic and jewelry increased 27.8% and 65.7%. In addition, from January to May, the scope of increase of auto sale volume increased 14.8%.