Specifically, the retail sales of goods reached VND48.5 trillion, hotel and restaurant revenue VND11.2 trillion, tourism revenue VND2.6 trillion, and other service revenue VND15.2 trillion, up 9.6%, 10.4%, 32.1% and 4.9% year-on-year respectively.
In the first ten months of 2024, total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in the capital city hit VND699.2 trillion, 10.7% higher than that of the same period last year.
Of which, the retail sales of goods rose by over 10.7% year-on-year to VND441.4 trillion, food and foodstuffs 13.7%, wood and construction materials 12.8%; garments 10%; automobile sales 8.3%; household appliances, tools and equipment 7.7%; and other goods 11.7%.
Meanwhile, hotel and restaurant revenue amounted to VND95.4 trillion, up 11.1%.
The city also posted tourism revenue of VND23.4 trillion during January-October, an increase of 40.1% over the same period last year. Other service revenue reached VND139 trillion, up 6.5%.
