The first half of 2009, total retail sales of furniture, up 28.3%

National Bureau of Statistics yesterday released statistics, the first half of gross domestic product of 13.9862 trillion yuan, according to comparable prices, an increase of 7.1%, 1.0 percentage points to speed up Biyijidu. Sub-quarter view, in the first quarter grew by 6.1%, in the second quarter growth of 7.9%.

Speed up the recovery in industrial production, industrial profits decline slowed. More than half the size of China's industrial added value increased by 7.0% (June increase of 10.7%), the growth rate down 9.3 percentage points from a year earlier. Steady and rapid growth in the domestic market sales, county and below county level increased faster in the cities. The total retail sales of consumer goods in the first half of 5.8711 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.0% (in June up 15.0%), after deducting price factors, the actual increase of 16.6%, up 3.7 percentage points. Among them, furniture retail sales increased by 28.3%. Consumer prices continue to fall year on year decline in producer prices higher. In the first half, consumer prices fell 1.1% (in June fell 1.7%, a decline of 0.5%). PPI fell 5.9% (in June fell 7.8%).