Retail sales of consumer goods in the whole region rose by 7.8% to Rmb37.5 billion in 2000.  In Urumqi, which is the largest consumer centre in the region, recorded Rmb10.7 billion retail sales of consumer goods in the first 11 months of 2000, an increase of 11.5% from the same period in 1999.

Major department stores and shopping centres in Xinjiang include Urumqi Tianshan Department Store（烏魯木齊市天山百貨大樓）, Urumqi Youhao Department Store（烏魯木齊市友好商場股份有限公司）, Xinjiang Department Store（新疆百貨大樓）, Hongshan Shopping Arcade（紅山商場）, Urumqi Dashizi Commercial Building（烏市大十字商業大廈）, Tulufan Department Store（吐魯番百貨站）, Hami Department Store（哈密百貨站）and Xinjian Shengchan Jianshe Bingtuan Department Store（新疆生產建設兵團百貨公司）.