Retail sales drop sharply due to COVID-19

09:08, 15/08/2021

(ĐN)- Dong Nai's total turnover from retails and services is estimated at more than VN15.5 trillion in July, down 2.32 percent compared to the previous month, reported the provincial Department of Statistics.

 

(ĐN)- Dong Nai's total turnover from retails and services is estimated at more than VN15.5 trillion in July, down 2.32 percent compared to the previous month, reported the provincial Department of Statistics.

Accordingly, retail sales of goods were estimated at over VND13 trillion, a month-on-month decrease of 0.78 percent. Sales in restaurant and catering services also experienced a monthly decrease of 8.3 percent to VND865 billion.

The department attributed this month’s decrease to the impacts of Covid-19.

The total retail sales and service revenue surged 6.51 percent year-on-year to more than 112.6 trillion in the first 7 months of 2021

Reported by L.P