Hong Kong: August provisional estimate of total retail sales value at HK$32.1 billion, up 5.6% year-on-year

Zhito Finance APP has learned that on October 2, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department released the latest retail sales figures. The provisional estimate of the total retail sales value in Hong Kong for August 2026 was HK$32.1 billion, up 5.6% from the same month in 2025. The revised estimate of the total retail sales value for July 2026 rose 4.5% from the same month in 2025. Compared with the same period in 2025, the provisional estimate of the total retail sales value for the first eight months of 2026 combined rose 8.5%.