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Hong Kong unrest leads to largest-ever drop in retail sales

08/10/2019
Hong Kong unrest leads to largest-ever drop in retail sales

The Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA) has said total retail sales there fell by 23% in August compared to the same month last year. It said this was largest decline for a single month on record, even worse than the decline in September 1998 at the height of the Asian Financial Crisis. Official figures show retail sales for August...

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