Hong Kong Sept Retail Sales Rise For 10th Month Up 13 Y y

HONG KONG, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's September retail sales surged 13% from a year earlier, thanks to the continued revival of inbound tourism and private consumption, government data showed on Wednesday.

Sales increased to HK$31.8 billion ($4.1 billion), marking a tenth consecutive month of growth. That compared with a 13.7% rise in August.

In volume terms, retail sales increased 10.1% year-on-year in September, cty xây dựng Long an compared with 11% growth in August. ($1 = 7.8241 Hong Kong dollars) (Reporting by Donny Kwok and Twinnie Siu; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)