The latest data released by the Hong Kong Government Statistics Department shows that the total retail industry in Hong Kong increased by 5.6%year -on -year in October.

The Hong Kong Government on Thursday (November 30) in the news bulletin notification.

According to the communiqué, the temporary estimation of the total sales value of the retail industry in October 2023 was 33.8 billion yuan (Hong Kong dollars, the same below, about S $ 5.8 billion), an increase of 5.6%from the same month in 2022.In September 2023, the revision of the total sales value of the retail industry is estimated to increase by 13.0%compared with the same month in 2022.Compared with the same period in 2022, the temporary estimation of the total sales value of the total retail industry in 2023 increased by 17.2%.

Among the total sales value of the retail industry in October 2023, online sales accounted for 11.0%.The temporary estimation of the online sales value of the month of the month was 3.7 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%from the same month in 2022.In September 2023, the revision of the online sales value of the retail industry is estimated to increase by 22.1%compared with the same month in 2022.Compared with the same period in 2022, the temporary estimation of the online sales value of the first 10 months of retail industry in 2023 fell by 0.9%.

According to the temporary estimation of the value of the main category of retailers, from high to low analysis, compared with October and October 2022, the value of jewelry, clocks and valuable gifts increased by 27.4%EssenceSecondly, other unsocalled consumer goods (the value of sales increased by 24.8%); food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco (rising 1.3%); clothing (rising 29.9%); department store goods%); Book newspaper, stationery and gifts (rising 1.8%); and shoe, related products and other clothing accessories (up 2.5%).

On the other hand, compared with the same month in October 2023 and 2022, the value of the sales of electrical and other unsocide durable consumer goods fell 12.5%.Followed by the supermarket goods (the value of sales of 5.8%); automobile and automobile parts (falling 4.8%); fuel (falling 17.3%); furniture and fixed devices (down 24.8%); Chinese medicine (2.0%); and glasses glasses;Store (falling 0.1%).