HANOI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues increased by 8.6 percent year on year in the first six months of 2024 to more than 3.09 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (121.39 billion U.S. dollars), according to the latest statistics of the country's General Statistics Office.
During the cited period, the restaurant and accommodation revenues increased 15.2 percent, and tourism revenues surged 37.1 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the office.
Specifically, Vietnam's goods retail sales stood at over 2.39 quadrillion dong (93.89 billion dollars), up 7.4 percent, with the sales of food and foodstuff growing by 10.4 percent, those of culture and education rising by 12.9 percent, and those of textiles going up by 9.6 percent.
In June alone, the revenue from retail sales of consumer goods and services totaled 522.5 trillion dong (20.5 billion dollars), an increase of 9.1 percent year on year thanks to the contribution of tourism and foodstuff, said the office.■
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