Italy and Hong Kong Retail Sales Rise in March
Retail sales in both Italy and Hong Kong saw increases in March, with Hong Kong reporting a significant 12.8% jump, partly driven by higher car sales.
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Hong Kong retail sales jump 12.8% in March on back of higher car sales
Hong Kong’s retail sales jumped by 12.8 per cent in March, bringing first-quarter growth to 9.8 per cent, driven by a spurt in sales of electric cars ahead of the withdrawal of tax breaks. Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Wednesday showed that retail sales reached HK$33.9 billion (US$4.32 billion) in March. The March increase was largely fuelled by car sales as buyers raced to make deals before the first registration tax concessions for electric cars end...
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Read full article →Italian retail sales rose in March says Istat
(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 6 - Italian retail sales increased by 0.8% in value and by 0.7% in volume in March compared with February, Istat said on Wednesday. The national statistics agency said that retail sales were also up year-on-year, rising by 3.7% in value and by 2.1% in volume compared to March 2025. (ANSA). Read article...
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