The total value of retail sales in June, provisionally estimated at $31.5 billion, was up 4.6% compared with the same month a year earlier, the Census & Statistics Department said today.
After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional estimate of the volume of total retail sales represents a 2.3% year-on-year increase.
Online sales accounted for 9.4% of the total retail sales value in June. Provisionally estimated at $3 billion, the value of this segment rose 11.6% from the same month a year earlier.
The value of sales of jewellery, watches and clocks, and valuable gifts increased 20.1% in June 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier.
There were also increases in the following categories: consumer goods “not elsewhere classified” (up 9.3%); food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco (up 2.5%); clothing (up 0.8%); medicines and cosmetics (up 0.6%); electrical goods and other consumer durable goods not elsewhere classified (up 11.3%); furniture and fixtures (up 5.1%); books, newspapers, stationery and gifts (up 2.6%); and optical items (up 2.1%).
Meanwhile, the value of sales of commodities in supermarkets dropped 1.1% in June compared with the same month in the previous year. This was followed by sales of commodities in department stores (down 4.2%); motor vehicles and parts (down 4.3%); fuels (down 15.3%); footwear, allied products and other clothing accessories (down 1.4%); and Chinese drugs and herbs (down 4.9%).
The Government highlighted that the value of total retail sales increased for the 14th consecutive month in June. Cumulatively, total retail sales value in the first half of the year was 9.6% higher than a year earlier.
Looking ahead, it said that the continuing economic expansion, rising local incomes and a steady increase in inbound visitors are expected to provide support to the sector.
