India, March 3 -- Hong Kong's retail sales value declined for the eleventh successive month in January, though at a slower pace than in the previous two months, preliminary data from the Census and Statistics Department showed on Monday.
The value of retail sales fell 3.2 percent year-on-year in January, following a 9.6 percent slump in December. Sales have been falling since March.
Meanwhile, online sales, which accounted for 6.9 percent of the total sales value in January, rebounded by 3.5 percent from last year versus a 17.8 percent decline in the previous month.
Sales at department stores showed a sharp decline of 23.4 percent compared to last year, while those at supermarkets slid by 3.1 percent.
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