According to the General Statistics Office, total retail sales and services were estimated at VND213.3 trillion in July, up 0.4 percent compared to the previous month and 12.8 percent year-on-year.
In the first seven months of this year, total retail sales and services reached VND1,480 trillion, up 12 percent year-on-year.
Of the seven-month total retail sales and services, trade reached VND1,140 trillion, up 11.4 percent, accounting for 77 percent; hotels and restaurants hit VND179 trillion, up 14.7 percent, accounting for 12 percent; services touched VND151 trillion, up 14.9 percent, accounting for 10 percent; and tourism was at VND14.3 trillion, up 2 percent, accounting for 1 percent.
