Ninh Binh's trade and service sectors, especially tourism, accommodation and catering services, saw strong performance and recorded high growth in April as compared to the same period last year, according to a report released by the provincial People's Committee.
Total retail sales of goods in April hit 5.23 trillion VND (222.86 million USD), a year-on-year rise of 48.3%. The figure in the first four months of 2023 reached 20.3 trillion VND (881 million USD), up 39.1% against the same period last year.
Revenues from accommodation and catering services in April maintained high growth with 765.3 billion VND (32.5 million USD), a 2.2-fold rise, raising the four-month figure to 2.75 trillion VND, a 2.1-fold increase year on year. Earnings from travel services saw a 3-folds rise, while revenues from other services also posted an increase of 60.7%.
The province's consumer price index (CPI) in the first four months recorded an increase of 3.34% in comparison with the same period of the previous year.
Translated by Nguyen Thuy