(250616) -- BEIJING, June 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects products at a gold jewelry store in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, June 16, 2025. China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 6.4 percent year on year in May. Total retail sales of consumer goods topped 4.13 trillion yuan (about 575.3 billion U.S. dollars) last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). China's economy continued to expand steadily in May, supported by ongoing policy measures that helped sustain recovery amid global uncertainties, official data showed on Monday. (Photo by Jia Minjie/Xinhua)