HANOI, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total retail sales of goods and consumer services reached over 5.23 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (about 204.5 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of 2026, up 13.3 percent year on year, the Vietnam News Agency reported Friday, citing the National Statistics Office.
Retail sales of goods amounted to nearly 3.95 quadrillion Vietnamese dong, rising 12.8 percent year on year, according to the office.
Revenue from accommodation and catering services reached 670.3 trillion Vietnamese dong, increasing 16.4 percent from a year earlier, the report said.
Revenue from travel services rose 17.1 percent year on year to an estimated 68.7 trillion Vietnamese dong, the report added. ■
