HONG KONG, Jan 4 Reuters Hong Kong39;s November retail sales fell 4.2 from a year earlier, snapping two straight months of growth with tightened financial conditions weighing on local demand, government data showed on Wednesday.

Sales dropped to HK29.5 billion 3.77 billion. That compared with a revised 4 growth in October.

In volume terms, retail sales decreased 5.3 yearonyear in November. That compared with a revised 2.5 increase in October.

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Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Andrew Heavens

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