Hanoi’s retail, service revenue up 12.3% in two months

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Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s total retail sales of goodsand services in the first two months of this year were estimated at 122.5trillion VND (5.16 billion USD), up 12.3% year-on-year, according to the municipalStatistics Office.

Of the total, the retail revenue of goods was estimated at 80.9trillion VND, an increase of 10.8% year-on-year, of which earnings from gasoline increased 12.1%, other fuels 37.9%, and precious stones and metals 37.5%.

Exports in the two months brought 2.3 billion USD to the capital city, an annual decrease of 4.8%. Meanwhile, Hanoi’s import value hit about5.8 billion USD, up 0.1% annually.

In February alone, total retail revenue of consumer goodsand services stood at 59.5 trillion VND, down 5.5% from the previous month andup 16.8% over the same period last year.

The city exported products worth nearly 1.25 million USD in themonth, recording respective month-on-month and year-on-year increases of 18.3% and 17.2%.

February saw stable goods supply and demand at the local traditionalmarkets, supermarket chains, and trade centers after the Lunar New Year holiday, said the office./.

VNA