A consumer selects vegetables at a supermarket in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo by Huan Yueliang/Xinhua)
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, climbed 7.2 percent year on year in 2023, official data showed Wednesday. ■