SHANGHAI -- China's weeklong National Day holiday, dubbed "Golden Week," raked in roughly 1.4 trillion yuan ($202 billion) for the domestic retail and dining sectors this year, down from 1.5 trillion yuan in 2017.
While this year's Oct. 1-7 holiday was one day shorter than last year, sales on a daily basis also lacked steam. The country's Ministry of Commerce said average daily sales grew 9.5%, which was below last year's 10.3%.
