Chairman's Feedback on the Monthly Survey of Retail Sales, April 2008
(香港訊，二零零八年六月二日) – 就政府公佈二零零八年四月份的零售業銷貨額臨時統計數字，香港零售管理協會主席關百豪先生有以下回應：
- 四月份的零售量（volume of retail sales, 11.6%)符合協會預期；人民幣升值吸引國內旅客訪港、低失業率及低息口等均刺激本地消費。惟高通脹問題仍然持續，令零售銷貨價值 (value of retail sales, 18.7%) 維持於偏高水平。食品價格尤其令人關注，當中的差距更持續擴闊，令人擔憂(銷貨價值：19.0%; 零售量：2.0%)，而超市的銷售情況亦同樣被通脹蠶食；油價及金價屢創新高，令零售量及零售銷貨價值的數額亦相距甚遠。
- 雖然香港首季的GDP顯示整體經濟基調仍然良好，但協會仍促請政府提出有效壓抑通脹的措施，特別要協助低收入人士力抗通脹。
- 協會預期今個周末端午節長假期，本地市民將可維持消費意欲，而國內旅客則只有三天的假期，故未必會特來造訪香港。
About HKRMA
The Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA) is the major association representing Hong Kong's retail industry. The Association's current membership represents more than 5,000 retail outlets and employs about half of the total retail workforce in Hong Kong. Member organisations are engaged in various types of retail businesses ranging from department stores to supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, food and beverage, fashion and accessories, specialty stores and industry related service organisations.
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