Retail sales rise 1.8% YoY in July 2025

Total retail sales estimated to have reached $29.7b.

Retail sales, provisionally estimated at $29.7b, increased by 1.8% year-on-year (YoY) in July, according to the Census and Statistics Department.

Of the total sales value, online sales accounted for 8.7% estimated at $2.6b, an increase of 13.2% YoY.

The value of sales of commodities in supermarkets increased by 0.2%.

Increases in the value of sales were also recorded in other consumer goods not elsewhere classified (9.8%);  jewellery, watches and clocks, and valuable gifts (9.4%); apparel (1.3%); medicines and cosmetics (2.6%); commodities in department stores (2.6%); books, newspapers, stationery and gifts (20.5%); and Chinese drugs and herbs (19.6%).

By contrast, the value of sales of food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco decreased by 3.1% for the period.

Also down were sales of electrical goods and other consumer durable goods not elsewhere classified (-8.2%); motor vehicles and parts (-12.4%); fuels (-10.3%); footwear, allied products and other clothing accessories (-7.6%); furniture and fixtures (-9.4%); and optical items (-2.4%).