Indonesian annual retail sales edges up ...

JAKARTA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Retail sales in Indonesia accelerated at a faster pace in February year-over-year as demand for clothes, and cultural and recreational-linked goods seasonally drift highe

China carmaker BYD posts strong green ca...

Leading Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD sold 73,172 NEVs in the first quarter of 2019, up 146.9 percent compared with the same period last year. The strong growth was primarily fueled by

Chinese chain store operators expect sal...

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Most of China's chain store operators have confidence in recording sales growth in 2019, according to a survey by the China Chain Store Franchise Association (CCFA). Of 4

China's fuel demand from cars to rise 20...

NEW YORK, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese fuel demand from cars would increase by around 20 percent by 2025 as strong sport utility vehicle (SUV) sales would more than offset substitution effect of elect

Ford reports 1.6 percent sales decline i...

CHICAGO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor on Thursday reported a 1.6 percent decline in its first quarter overall sales in the U.S. market, despite strong performance in truck and SUV segments. Ford tr

U.S. retail sales dropped in February

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. retail sales in February declined 0.2 percent from the prior month, reaching 506.0 billion U.S. dollars, the Commerce Department said Monday.Data for January was

China's heavy truck sales hit new record...

BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- China's heavy truck manufacturers reported record high sales last month, adding to signals of growing vitality in the broader economy. Some 144,000 heavy-duty trucks were

Hong Kong's retail sales down 10 pct in ...

HONG KONG, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's retail sales in February, provisionally estimated at 40.7 billion HK dollars (5.22 billion U.S. dollars), shrank by 10.1 percent compared with the same mont

Recent tumble in morgage rates boost new...

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Continued drop in mortgage rates resulted in more home sales in the United States, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said on Friday. "The recent declin

Vietnam's retail sales, service revenues...

HANOI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues in the first quarter of this year increased 12 percent year-on-year to nearly 1,185 trillion Vietnamese do