Capital city retailers enjoy strong first quarter sales

Sales of goods and services in the capital city hit VND442 trillion (US$21 billion) in the first quarter, an 11.9 per cent rise compared with the same period last year, according to vietnamplus.vn.

Retail earned more than VND104 trillion ($4.9 billion), an annual increase of 11.7 per cent.

Retailers in the private sector sold the most goods and services, followed by foreign-invested enterprises and state-owned businesses.

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