According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the figure in April alone was estimated at VND400 trillion (US$17.2 billion), up 2.3% over the previous month and up 12% over the same period last year.
For the first four month period, total goods retail sales and consumer service revenue were estimated at nearly VND1.6 quadrillion, up 11.9% over the same period last year, if excluding the price increase at 9% (up 8.9% in the same period in 2018).
Of which, the revenue from retail sales of goods in the period was estimated at over VND 1.2 quadrillion, accounting for 76.8% of the total and rising quite well with an increase of 13.2% compared to the same period last year.
Revenue from accommodation and catering services was estimated at VND187.4 trillion, accounting for 11.8% of the total and increasing by 9.2% year on year.
Travel was projected to collect VND 14.9 trillion, accounting for 0.9% of the total and increasing by 13.1% over the same period last year.