Total retail sales in October increases by 10.7% over the same period

01/11/2018 10:29

(BNP) - Total retail sales in October is estimated at VND 3,134.5 billion, up 2% over the previous month and 10.7% over the same month last year. In particular, the household economic sector edged up 2.4% and 11.6%, while the private sector increased by 1.4% and by 9.8%.

Customers go shopping at Vincom Center in Bac Ninh

After the first 10 months, total retail sales reached VND 30,479.1 billion, up 9.9% over the same period in 2017. Particularly, the household economic sector accounted for 60.7% and increased by 8%, while the private sector accounted for 38% and 13.2% respectively.

Regarding commodity groups, 12 out of 12 groups increased year-on-year at between 7.8% and 17.1%. In particular, some groups have a high increase such as home appliances; wood and construction materials; car; vehicles; petrol, oil of all kinds;...