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Economic Buzz: China's retail sales up 0.2% in April   (07:56, 18 May 2026)

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Retail sales in China increased 0.2% year-on-year in April, Monday's report from the country's National Bureau of Statistics showed.

The figure was sharply lower than expected and down from the previous month's 1.7% rise.

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