Retail Sales Of Clothing In Hongkong Rose 23.6% In August

October 4th hearing Hong Kong The census and Statistics Department announced in October 3rd that the total retail sales value in August was 34 billion 300 million yuan, up 29% annually. After deducting the price fluctuation, the total sales volume increased by 20.7%. For the 3 months ended August, seasonally adjusted Retail The total sales volume increased by 3.5% in season.

The number of sales of miscellaneous consumer durables increased the most in the month, with an annual increase of 69.3%. Sales of furniture and fixtures fell by 1.8%.

Other categories recorded include electrical and photographic equipment (53.7%), jewellery and clocks and gifts (33.6%), clothing (23.6%), department store products (17.3%), shoes Category and related products and other clothing accessories (16.4%), miscellaneous consumer goods (15.2%), automotive and automotive parts (14%), supermarket goods (5%), and fuel (2.6%).

In July, the total retail sales value was revised to $35 billion 200 million, an annual increase of 29.1%, while the total sales volume increased by 22.4%. In the first 8 months of this year, the total retail sales value increased by 25.6% and the total sales volume increased by 19.7%.