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Domestic consumption has become a strong force driving economic growth in China. Consumer demand contributed 7.8 percentage points of the 12.7% economic growth in the first half of the year, according to a press conference held by the State Council Information Office last month.

Shanghai topped the country's consumption list in the first half of 2021, with total retail sales of consumer goods reaching 904.84 billion yuan (about $139.7 billion), up 30.3% year on year.

Beijing came in second with total retail sales of 722.75 billion yuan (about $111.59 billion), while Chongqing ranked third with 689.3 billion yuan (about $106.43 billion).

The combined retail sales of consumer goods of the top 10 cities in China exceeded 5.22 trillion yuan (about $804.42 billion) in the first half of this year, accounting for 24.9% of the country's total.

Here is a list of the top 10 Chinese cities based on total retail sales of consumer goods in the first half of 2021.

10. Wuhan

Retail sales: 306.89 billion yuan (about $47.38 billion)

Year-on-year growth rate: 28.1%

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