The supply of consumer goods in Hanoi during the traditional Tet holidayis forecast to increase by 20-25 percent to meet consumers’ highdemand, said Tran Thi Phuong Lan, Vice Director of the municipalDepartment of Industry and Trade.

The Hanoi Department ofIndustry and Trade will coordinate with retail branches and enterprisesto ensure the supply of consumer goods meets the demand, as well asguaranteeing a stable market during the 2015 Lunar New Year.

The department will organise over 200 shipments of basic consumer goodsto rural areas, industrial zones and processing zones to serve offarmers and workers in these regions, all the while ensuring stableprices.
Enterprises in the locality have developed plans toincrease their stocks by 10-15 percent. Supermarket chains like Metro,Big C, Coopmart and Oceanmart are stocking up on consumer goods, costingmore than 2.3 trillion VND (109.5 million USD) so far.

Craftvillages in the city have devised plans to produce clothes,confectionary items, sausages and other commodities worth 150 billionVND (7.1 million USD).

The department will closely monitor thedemand and supply of goods and services in the locality and takenecessary measures to ensure market stability. The authority calls uponenterprises to participate in the price stabilisation programme andcarefully prepare their retail outlets to ensure supply and demand.-VNA