On September 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released the performance of the national economy in August 2021.

Data show that in August, the national furniture retail sales were 13.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%; from January to August, the national furniture retail sales were 105.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.7%.

In terms of building decoration, the national retail sales of building and decoration materials in August was 16.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.5%; from January to August, the national retail sales of building and decoration materials was 120.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.8%.

Overall, in August, the total retail sales of consumer goods was 3,439.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.5% and an increase of 3.0% over August 2019. From January to August, the total retail sales of consumer goods totaled 28,122.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.1% and an increase of 8.0% from January to August of 2019.

According to the analysis of the National Bureau of Statistics, in general, the national economy continued to recover in August. However, it should also be noted that the current international environment is complex and severe, and the impact of natural disasters such as the spread of domestic epidemics and floods on economic operations has appeared, and the foundation for economic recovery still needs to be consolidated.