Retail sales of consumer goods in China rose by 2.1 per cent YoY in August, official data show.
In the first eight months this year, such sales increased by 3.4 per cent YoY.
Rural consumption increased by 3.9 per cent YoY last month.
Online sales rose steadily by 8.9 per cent YoY in the eight-month period.
Sales of physical goods rose by 8.1 per cent YoY.