HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s February retail sales rose 1.9% from a year earlier, helped by the continued recovery of handling capacity and revival in tourism, government data showed on Wednesday.
Sales increased to HK$33.8 billion ($4.32 billion), marking the 15th month of growth. That compared with 0.9% growth in January.
In volume terms, retail sales increased 0.5% year-on-year in February, compared with a 1.2% fall in January.
($1 = 7.8285 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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