Profits at Key MOFCOM-Monitored Commodity Markets Rise 5.8% Year on Year in January–September

36Kr learned that a head of the Circulation Development Department of the Ministry of Commerce discussed the development of China's wholesale and retail sectors from January to September 2026. In wholesale, total profits at commodity markets under MOFCOM's key monitoring rose 5.8% year on year over January–September, with total profits for industrial consumer goods up 8.5%. In retail, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, convenience store and supermarket retail sales at above-designated-size retail enterprises grew 5.2% and 4.1% year on year, respectively, from January to September. Brick-and-mortar retail is accelerating its transformation: retail sales growth at above-designated-size warehouse membership stores and unattended stores both exceeded 25%, shopping mall retail sales grew by double digits, and retail sales growth at concept/collective stores continued to accelerate.