Hanoi, April 6 -- Hanoi (VNA) - The socio-economic report for the first quarter of 2026, recently released by the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, reveals highly optimistic signals for the retail market and consumer services.

Specifically, the total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in the first three months of the year were estimated at 1.9 quadrillion VND (72.2 billion USD), a 10.9% increase compared to the same period last year. Excluding the price factor, growth remained steady at 7%.

In March alone, revenue hit 638.6 trillion VND, up 12.1% compared to the same period last year.

Retail sales dominated the market, accounting for 76.3% of the total at 1.45 quadrillion VND. Within this segment...