Retail sales revenue in July climbed 1.11 percent over June, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Increases were seen across the board, with services, cultural and educational items, and travel and tourism recording the biggest increases.
Retails sales Vietnam, January to July 2024, billions
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | |||||||||
| VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | Change | |
| General goods | 407,542 | 16.19 | 392,958 | 15.62 | 392,727 | 15.61 | 403,829 | 16.05 | 402,374 | 15.99 | 403,764 | 16.04 | 405,538 | 16.12 | 0.44% |
| Food | 144,466 | 5.74 | 150,085 | 5.96 | 145,944 | 5.80 | 144,571 | 5.74 | 142,036 | 5.64 | 142,772 | 5.67 | 144,016 | 5.72 | 0.87% |
| Garments | 21,784 | 0.87 | 19,899 | 0.79 | 19,436 | 0.77 | 21,065 | 0.84 | 20,618 | 0.82 | 20,770 | 0.83 | 20,858 | 0.83 | 0.42% |
| Utensils, tools, and household equipment | 47,494 | 1.89 | 42,813 | 1.70 | 42,624 | 1.69 | 43,585 | 1.73 | 43,329 | 1.72 | 42,454 | 1.69 | 43,606 | 1.73 | 2.71% |
| Cultural and educational items | 5,095 | 0.20 | 4,731 | 0.19 | 4,787 | 0.19 | 4,964 | 0.20 | 4,965 | 0.20 | 5,142 | 0.20 | 5,420 | 0.22 | 5.41% |
| Vehicles (except cars, including spare parts) | 19,294 | 0.77 | 16,039 | 0.64 | 16,154 | 0.64 | 19,040 | 0.76 | 19,070 | 0.76 | 19,701 | 0.78 | 20,081 | 0.80 | 1.93% |
| Accommodation and food services | 58,886 | 2.34 | 57,898 | 2.30 | 58,309 | 2.32 | 59,843 | 2.38 | 60,519 | 2.40 | 60,629 | 2.41 | 62,234 | 2.47 | 2.65% |
| Travel, tourism | 4,395 | 0.17 | 4,739 | 0.19 | 5,079 | 0.20 | 5,105 | 0.20 | 4,977 | 0.20 | 5,143 | 0.20 | 5,561 | 0.22 | 8.13% |
| Services | 53,294 | 2.12 | 50,947 | 2.02 | 53,211 | 2.11 | 51,367 | 2.04 | 51,890 | 2.06 | 52,966 | 2.10 | 54,953 | 2.18 | 3.75% |
| Grand total | 524,116 | 20.83 | 506,542 | 20.13 | 509,325 | 20.24 | 520,143 | 20.67 | 519,760 | 20.65 | 522,502 | 20.76 | 528,285 | 20.99 | 1.11% |
Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade
June
Retail sales revenue in June climbed 0.53 percent over May, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Increases were seen in eight of the nine categories monitored with only a minor fall of 2.02 percent in utensils, tools, and household equipment.
Retails sales Vietnam, January to June 2024, billions
| January | February | March | April | May | June | ||||||||
| VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | VND | US$ | Change | |
| General goods | |||||||||||||
| Food | 144,466 | 5.68 | 150,085 | 5.90 | 145,944 | 5.74 | 144,571 | 5.69 | 142,036 | 5.59 | 142,772 | 5.62 | 0.52% |
| Garments | 21,784 | 0.86 | 19,899 | 0.78 | 19,436 | 0.76 | 21,065 | 0.83 | 20,618 | 0.81 | 20,770 | 0.82 | 0.74% |
| Utensils, tools, and household equipment | 47,494 | 1.87 | 42,813 | 1.68 | 42,624 | 1.68 | 43,585 | 1.71 | 43,329 | 1.70 | 42,454 | 1.67 | -2.02% |
| Cultural and educational items | 5,095 | 0.20 | 4,731 | 0.19 | 4,787 | 0.19 | 4,964 | 0.20 | 4,965 | 0.20 | 5,142 | 0.20 | 3.57% |
| Vehicles (except cars, including spare parts) | 19,294 | 0.76 | 16,039 | 0.63 | 16,154 | 0.64 | 19,040 | 0.75 | 19,070 | 0.75 | 19,701 | 0.77 | 3.31% |
| Sub-total | 407,542 | 16.03 | 392,958 | 15.46 | 392,727 | 15.45 | 403,829 | 15.88 | 402,374 | 15.83 | 403,764 | 15.88 | 0.35% |
| Accommodation and food services | 58,886 | 2.32 | 57,898 | 2.28 | 58,309 | 2.29 | 59,843 | 2.35 | 60,519 | 2.38 | 60,629 | 2.38 | 0.18% |
| Travel, tourism | 4,395 | 0.17 | 4,739 | 0.19 | 5,079 | 0.20 | 5,105 | 0.20 | 4,977 | 0.20 | 5,143 | 0.20 | 3.34% |
| Service | 53,294 | 2.10 | 50,947 | 2.00 | 53,211 | 2.09 | 51,367 | 2.02 | 51,890 | 2.04 | 52,966 | 2.08 | 2.07% |
| Total | 524,116 | 20.61 | 506,542 | 19.92 | 509,325 | 20.03 | 520,143 | 20.46 | 519,760 | 20.44 | 522,502 | 20.55 | 0.53% |
Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade
May
Retail sales revenue in May fell compared to April, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Increases were seen in: cultural and educational items, vehicles (excluding cars but including spare parts), accommodation and food services, and services. Minor falls, conversely, were seen in: food; garments; utensils, tools, and household equipment; and travel and tourism.
Retails sales Vietnam, January to May 2024
| January | February | March | April | May | ||||||||||
| VND* | US$* | VND* | US$* | Change | VND* | US$* | Change | VND* | US$* | Change | VND* | US$* | Change | |
| General goods | ||||||||||||||
| Food | 144,466 | 5.68 | 150,085 | 5.90 | 3.89% | 145,944 | 5.73 | -2.76% | 144,571 | 5.68 | -0.94% | 142,036 | 5.58 | -1.75% |
| Garments | 21,784 | 0.86 | 19,899 | 0.78 | -8.65% | 19,436 | 0.76 | -2.33% | 21,065 | 0.83 | 8.38% | 20,618 | 0.81 | -2.12% |
| Utensils, tools, and household equipment | 47,494 | 1.87 | 42,813 | 1.68 | -9.86% | 42,624 | 1.67 | -0.44% | 43,585 | 1.71 | 2.25% | 43,329 | 1.70 | -0.59% |
| Cultural and educational items | 5,095 | 0.20 | 4,731 | 0.19 | -7.14% | 4,787 | 0.19 | 1.18% | 4,964 | 0.19 | 3.69% | 4,965 | 0.20 | 0.02% |
| Vehicles (except cars, including spare parts) | 19,294 | 0.76 | 16,039 | 0.63 | -16.87% | 16,154 | 0.63 | 0.72% | 19,040 | 0.75 | 17.87% | 19,070 | 0.75 | 0.16% |
| Sub-total | 407,542 | 16.01 | 392,958 | 15.44 | -3.58% | 392,727 | 15.43 | -0.06% | 403,829 | 15.86 | 2.83% | 402,374 | 15.81 | -0.36% |
| Accommodation and food services | 58,886 | 2.31 | 57,898 | 2.27 | -1.68% | 58,309 | 2.29 | 0.71% | 59,843 | 2.35 | 2.63% | 60,519 | 2.38 | 1.13% |
| Travel, tourism | 4,395 | 0.17 | 4,739 | 0.19 | 7.83% | 5,079 | 0.20 | 7.17% | 5,105 | 0.20 | 0.51% | 4,977 | 0.20 | -2.50% |
| Service | 53,294 | 2.09 | 50,947 | 2.00 | -4.40% | 53,211 | 2.09 | 4.44% | 51,367 | 2.02 | -3.47% | 51,890 | 2.04 | 1.02% |
| Total | 524,116 | 20.59 | 506,542 | 19.90 | -3.35% | 509,325 | 20.01 | 0.55% | 520,143 | 20.43 | 2.12% | 519,760 | 20.42 | -0.07% |
| *billions | ||||||||||||||
Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade