China's retail sales may grow 15 percent annually through 2015 and top CNY32 trillion (USD5 trillion) in 2015, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.

The ministry said in its guideline for the country's 12th Five-Year Plan that it will accelerate the construction of infrastructure for commerce, and promote the use of e-commerce, franchising, online business and online shopping as well as modern logistics to boost the revenue of goods trading substantially.