Retail sales up 2% in May

09:05, 27/05/2014

(ĐN)- Dong Nai's total retail sales and service revenues in May were estimated at VND8,900 billion, increased by 2% from the previous month, according to the Department of Industry and Trade.

 

(ĐN)- Dong Nai’s total retail sales and service revenues in May were estimated at VND8,900 billion, increased by 2% from the previous month, according to the Department of Industry and Trade.

The increase contributed to the figure in the first five months to VND44,000 billion, a year-on-year increase of nearly 13%.

The trade industry, which accounted for nearly 77% of total revenues, experienced the revenue growth at approximately 12% over the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the service sector showed the strongest growth with 16.5%, followed by hotel-restaurant sector and the tourism sector with an annual increase of 14-16%.

Reported by K.M