Generally, in the first four months of 2019, total estimated retail sales of consumer goods and services reached 1,583.7 trillion dongs, increasing by 11.9% against the same period last year, if excluding the price factor, the growth rate was 9% (it increased by 8.9% in the same period in 2018).
By kinds of economic activity, retail sales of goods in the first four months of the year gained an estimate of 1,215.8 trillion dongs, accounting for 76.8% of the total and increasing by 13.2% over the similar period last year. Estimated sales of accommodation and catering services in the first four months of the year recorded 187.4 trillion dongs, accounting for 11.8% of the total and moving up by 9.2% from the same period last year. Sales of travelling in four months achieved an estimate of 14.9 trillion dongs, representing 0.9% of the total and climbing by 13.1% against the similar period last year. Sales of other services in four months were estimated at 165.6 trillion dongs, taking 10.5% of the total and expanding by 5.7% compared to the identical period in 2018.