Hong Kong November retail sales rise 7.1% in 10th month of growth

Hong Kong's November retail sales rose 7.1% from a year earlier for a 10th consecutive month of growth as demand benefited from economic recovery and a retail voucher scheme.

Sales surged to HK$30.7 billion ($3.94 billion) in November, government data showed on Monday. They grew by a revised 12.1% in October.

In volume terms, retail sales rose 4.2% year on year in November, compared with 9.4% in October. ($1 = 7.7983 Hong Kong dollars)

(Reporting by Donny Kwok and Twinnie Siu Editing by David Goodman )