26 the Ministry of industry and Commerce understands that, due to the rising cost and the rising selling price, hundreds of large retail enterprises in the first half of July. clothing The total retail sales grew by 26.9% over the same period last year, up 15.3 percentage points from the same period last year, reaching the highest level since 2007.

Data show that over the same period, hundreds of large retail enterprises nationwide. clothing The total retail sales grew by 12.9% over the same period last year, up 7.5 percentage points from last year, up 1.7 percentage points from 2008.

Data show that in the same period, clothing The growth rate of the total retail sales is much higher than that of the retail sales, which means that a considerable portion of the retail sales increase is realized by the price increase of clothing enterprises.

In order to alleviate the cost pressure, the first half of this year's domestic brand clothing prices have increased.

Reporters learned that XTEP's semi annual report shows that in the first half of the year, the average selling price of clothing products increased by 13.9%; Anta semi annual report showed that in the first half of this year, the price of Anta clothing products increased by 7.1%.

Insiders said that the industry continued to face the adverse effects of rising labor costs and high price of raw materials. It is expected that with the advent of autumn and winter, the retail prices of clothing will continue to rise.