India, July 6 -- Singapore's retail sales expanded for the fourth straight month in May, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Monday.

Retail sales climbed 3.0 percent year-on-year in May, though slower than the 5.4 percent rise in April.

Sales of recreational goods alone grew 23.6 percent annually in May, and those of watches and jewelery were 11.7 percent higher. Sales at petrol service stations expanded 9.5 percent, and sales of computer and telecommunications equipment increased 7.7 percent.

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