Hong Kong March retail sales soar 20.1% y/y as pandemic threat eases
Reuters2021-05-04
HONG KONG, May 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong retail sales soared 20.1% in March from a year earlier, the second consecutive month of growth, boosted by an easing coronavirus threat and a low point of comparison early last year.
Sales surged to HK$27.6 billion ($3.55 billion), government data showed on Tuesday. That was compared with a 30% surge in February.
In volume terms, retail sales in March jumped 19.8% year-on-year, compared with a revised 31.6% surge in the previous month.
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