Vietnam's retail sales of goods, services up 9.2 pct in 2025

HANOI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's retail sales of goods and services in 2025 were estimated at over 7 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (about 278.7 billion U.S. dollars), up 9.2 percent year-on-year, local daily VnEconomy reported Tuesday.

Excluding price factors, the increase was 6.7 percent, said the report, citing the National Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Retail sales of goods amounted to more than 5.3 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (about 210.9 billion dollars), up 8 percent over the previous year. Meanwhile, revenue from accommodation and catering services increased 14.6 percent year-on-year to 843.1 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 33.6 billion dollars).

Revenue from tourism and travel services grew 20.2 percent year-on-year to 93.9 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 3.74 billion dollars), driven by diverse tourism offerings and an open visa policy. Enditem