Vietnamese people spent 704,000 billion VND on shopping in the first two months of the year.
According to data from the General Statistics Office, total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in February 2018 were estimated at VND350,400 billion, down 0.9% compared to January 2018 and up 13.2% compared to the same period in 2017.
In particular, February this year coincides with the Lunar New Year, so domestic retail activities are very vibrant. On the other hand, businesses, shopping malls, supermarkets and business establishments have proactively prepared abundant and diverse sources of goods to meet all the increased consumer needs of people during Tet.
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| People in Ung Hoa district shop at the Tet Market organized by Hapro on February 7. |
According to the General Statistics Office, retail sales of goods reached VND266,900 billion, accommodation and food services reached VND40,900 billion, tourism reached VND3,500 billion and other services reached VND39,100 billion.
Thus, in the first two months of 2018, Vietnamese people spent 704,000 billion VND on consumption and service use./.
