The relations among per capita disposable income, the total retail sales of consumer goods, and the investment of commercial real estate have been investigated in previous studies throughout the world. However, owning to increasing economic development in China, their relationship in this situation is different and complex. It has been acknowledged that growing urban residents' per capita disposable income would lead to the incensement of residents' consumption (e.g., the total retail sales of consumer goods), which finally stimulates the business development. In this process, it inevitably enhances the investment of commercial real estate. The urban Engel coefficient decreased from 39.4% in 2000, to 29.3% in 2016. This facilitates the development of large-scale commercial complex. Thus, commercial real estate investment is rising. Under the background, this paper explores the relationship between the total retail sales of consumer goods and large-scales commercial real estate by taking Chongqing as an example. This study finds that: (1) there is a common trend toward the increment of total retail sales of consumer goods and the area of commercial business premises; and (2) the ratio of TRSCG/ICBP fluctuates with the range of 10,000 Yuan per square meters from 1996 to 2006, 20,000 Yuan per square meters from 2007 to 2016. Especially, this ratio declines from 2015 to 2016, and then remains at around 10,000 Yuan per square meters. This indicates that 10,000 Yuan total retail sales of consumer goods corresponding to 1 m2 of commercial real estate can be seen an indicator, which reflects the steadily growing of economic and society in Chongqing.
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