Singapore Retail Sales YoY  1986-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Retail sales in Singapore rose 1.8 percent year-on-year in July of 2017, slower than an upwardly revised 2.0 percent rise in the prior month. It was the fifth straight month of growth in retail trade, as sales increased for most categories: watches & jewelry (3.5 pct vs 11.4 pct in June), petrol service (8.1 percent vs 9.8 percent), computer & telecommunications equipment (2.1 pct vs 3.2 pct), medical goods (7.3 percent vs 3.8 percent), footwear (2.6 pct vs 4.9 pct), recreational goods (1.3 pct vs 3.3 pct), and department (5.3 pct vs 7.4 pct). Meantime sales rebounded for both motor vehicles (0.3 pct vs -5 6 pct) and others (2.2 pct vs -4.5 pct). On the other hand, sales fell for both furniture & household equipment (-6.3 pct vs 4.1 pct) and mini-marts & convenience stores (-1.2 percent (vs -1.4 pct). On a monthly basis, retail sales increased by 3.0 percent, compared to a downwardly revised 0.4 percent fall in June. Retail Sales YoY in Singapore averaged 5.24 percent from 1986 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 51.10 percent in February of 1988 and a record low of -28.20 percent in February of 1986.