[The total profit of the wholesale industry in the Ministry of Commerce’s key contact commodity markets from January to September increased by 5.8% year-on-year] On October 26, the person in charge of the Circulation Development Department of the Ministry of Commerce talked about the development of China’s wholesale and retail industry from January to September 2026. From the perspective of the wholesale industry, from January to September, the total profit of the Ministry of Commerce’s key commodities market increased by 5.8% year-on-year, of which the total profit of industrial consumer goods increased by 8.5% year-on-year. From the perspective of the retail industry, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to September, the retail sales of convenience stores and supermarkets among retail units above designated size increased by 5.2% and 4.1% year-on-year respectively. The transformation of physical retail is accelerating. The retail sales of warehouse membership stores above designated size and unattended stores have both grown by more than 25% year-on-year. The retail sales of shopping malls have grown by more than double digits, and the retail sales of collection stores have continued to accelerate.