Việt Nam’s economy maintained strong momentum in eight months, but slower business re-entry, rising dissolutions and inflationary pressures highlight challenges as the Government pushes for double-digit growth.
Việt Nam''s retail sales and consumer services revenue rose 11.2 per cent in the first five months of 2026, supported by resilient domestic demand and strong growth in tourism-related services.
Việt Nam’s total revenue of retail sales and consumer services in the first 11 months of 2025 surged by 9.1 per cent over the same period last year to nearly VNĐ6.38 quadrillion (US$242.5 billion).
The programme will run from December 1 to January 18, covering the peak shopping period before the New Year and the Lunar New Year (Tết), with nationwide participation.
In September alone, total retail sales of consumer goods and services were estimated at VNĐ598.7 trillion, up 2 per cent from August and 11.3 per cent higher than the same month last year.
According to the MoIT, all businesses can participate in the programme without any ion or review process. Enterprises may independently launch promotional campaigns with diverse and appealing content for customers and are allowed to offer discounts of up to 100...
Trade and tourism activities continued to show positive growth last month, with total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue estimated at VNĐ576.4 trillion (US$21.98 billion).