Beijing 127 monitored firms post 4.04B yuan in Mid-Autumn holiday sales

The comparison base here is last year's combined National Day–Mid-Autumn break, not a like-for-like Mid-Autumn window, so the double-digit gains partly reflect a different calendar and a shorter, more concentrated shopping period. That makes the headline growth a weak read on underlying consumer momentum. The more telling figure is the 14.7% rise in foot traffic across major commercial districts: it suggests volume returned to physical retail even as spending per visit remains unclear. Whether that traffic converts into sustained discretionary spending is the open question.