China's retail sales up 0.85 pct in July

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A consumer buys drinks at a supermarket in Haizhou District of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 10, 2020. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of consumption growth, rose 0.85 percent month on month in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. ■