Retail sales up in March

Total retail sales of consumer goods and services in March reached VND438 trillion ($19.23 billion), up 2.9 per cent against February and 9.4 per cent year-on-year. Sales in the first quarter totaled more than VND1,318 trillion ($57.95 million), up 4.4 per cent year-on-year, of which tourism revenue rose 1.9 per cent.