In the January-February period of the current year, China’s total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to RMB 6.1082 trillion ($0.96 trillion), up 9.7 percent year on year, as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on March 14. In particular, in the given period, total automotive vehicle sales in China reached a value of RMB 611.8 billion ($96.6 billion), increasing by 9.7 percent year on year.