Employeessellchildren'sgarmentthroughlivestreamsatagarmententerpriseinZhiliTownofHuzhouCity,eastChina'sZhejiangProvince,Feb.27,2024.(Xinhua/XuYu)BEIJING,May21(Xinhua)--China'sonlineretailsalessawsteadyexpansioninthefirstfourmonthsof2024,withemerginggrowthforcescontinuingtoboostconsumption,officialdatashowedonTuesday.Thecountry'sonlineretailsalesrose11.5percentyearonyearto4.41trillionyuan(about620.52billionU.S.dollars)duringtheperiod,accordingtotheMinistryofCommerce.Specifically,onlineretailsalesofphysicalgoodsclimbed11.1percentyearonyearto3.74trillionyuan,contributing23.9percentofChina'sretailsalesofconsumergoods,theministrysaid.Thecountry'sconsumptionofkeyonlineservicesmonitoredbytheministryjumped25.1percentyearonyearinthesameperiod,anditsconsumptionofdigital,greenandhealthcommoditiesalsogrewrapidly.InApril,China'sonlinesalesofhomeappliancesandfurnitureincreased9.3percentand12.2percent,respectively,supportedbythecountry'sconsumergoodstrade-inpolicy.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.