TABLE-Breakdown of China's May retail sales

Following is a breakdown of China's retail sales for May, published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. (Percent change from a year earlier):

May Apr Mar Jan-Feb Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Overall 8.6 7.2 8.7 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.6 9.2 9.0 8.8 9.0 8.5 Garments 4.1 -1.1 6.6 1.8 7.4 5.5 4.7 9.0 7.0 8.7 10.0 6.6 Cosmetics 16.7 6.7 14.4 8.9 1.9 4.4 6.4 7.7 7.8 7.8 11.5 10.3 Jewellery 4.7 0.4 -1.2 4.4 2.3 5.6 4.7 11.6 14.1 8.2 7.9 6.7 Personal care 11.4 12.6 16.6 15.9 16.8 16.0 10.2 17.4 15.8 11.3 15.8 10.3 Home appliances 5.8 3.2 15.2 3.3 13.9 12.5 4.8 5.7 4.8 0.6 14.3 7.6 Office supplies 3.1 3.6 -4.0 8.8 -4.0 -0.4 -3.3 4.9 5.4 1.8 3.5 8.1 Furniture 6.1 4.2 12.8 0.7 12.7 8.0 9.5 9.9 9.5 11.1 15.0 8.6 Telecoms 6.7 2.1 13.8 8.2 -0.9 -5.9 7.1 16.9 6.4 9.6 16.1 12.2 Oil, oil products 3.1 0.1 7.1 2.5 5.8 8.5 17.1 19.2 19.6 18.4 16.5 14.0 Automobiles 2.1 -2.1 -4.4 -2.8 -8.5 -10.0 -6.4 -7.1 -3.2 -2.0 -7.0 -1.0 Building materials -1.1 -0.3 10.8 6.6 8.6 9.8 8.5 8.4 7.9 5.4 7.2 6.5