Provincial retail sales reach nearly VND65,000 billion

According to statistics office, retail sales of goods in Aug 2017 in the province was estimated to reach VND8,263.9 billion, up 19.7% over the same period in 2016; Total in the first eight months of 2017 reached VND64,699.7 billion, up 19.4% over the same period in 2016. Goods with relatively high growth such as food and foodstuff increased by 23.4%; garments increased by 22.3%; home utensils, appliances increased 21.6%; Other goods rose 8.9% over the same period in 2016.

In terms of revenue of accommodation, catering, travel, tourism services, in August 2017, reached VND2,127.2 billion, up 14.9% over the same period. Generally for the first 8 months of 2017, revenue from these activities reached VND16,932 billion, increasing 20% ​​over the same period in 2016.

Reported by Xuan Vi – Translated by Ngoc Huynh