The Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 3rd that the provisional estimate of the total retail sales value in Hong Kong in December 2025 was HKD 35 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%. The provisional estimate for the total retail sales value of Hong Kong in 2025 is HKD 380.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1%. The data shows that the provisional estimate of the online sales value of the retail industry for the whole year of 2025 is HKD 35.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%. Compared with the full year of 2024, the sales value of other unclassified consumer goods, jewelry, watches and precious gifts, electrical appliances and other unclassified durable consumer goods, drugs and cosmetics, and other categories recorded an increase in 2025; The sales value of categories such as supermarket goods, clothing, department store goods, cars, and car parts recorded a decline. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong SAR government stated that the total retail sales value continued to steadily recover in December last year; In 2025, the total retail sales value will experience a slight recovery in growth. Looking ahead, with the support of a strong economic growth momentum, the local consumer atmosphere is improving, and coupled with a sustained and significant increase in the number of visitors to Hong Kong, it will continue to be beneficial for the retail business. (New Society)