HANOI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues increased by 8.1 percent year-on-year in January to 524.1 trillion Vietnamese dong (21.4 billion U.S. dollars), according to the latest statistics of the General Statistics Office.

In January, the restaurant and accommodation revenues increased 10.2 percent, and tourism revenues surged 18.5 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the office.

Specifically, Vietnam's goods retail sales stood at 407.5 trillion dong (16.6 billion dollars), up 7.3 percent year-on-year with the sales of cultural and educational equipment and items growing 22.5 percent, home appliances expanding 13.4 percent and food increasing 6.2 percent.

Last year, Vietnam's total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues increased 9.6 percent year-on-year to approximately 6,231.8 trillion dong (256.7 billion dollars). Enditem

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