India, Nov. 5 -- Singapore's retail sales growth accelerated for the first time in three months in September, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Thursday.
Retail sales climbed 1.7 percent year-on-year in September, faster than the 0.8 percent rise in August. Sales have been rising since February.
Sales of computer and telecommunications equipment grew sharply by 16.5 percent, and the annual sales growth in petrol service stations accelerated to 6.5 percent from 3.2 percent. Demand for furniture and household equipment was 5.3 percent higher, and sales at supermarkets and hypermarkets rose 2.2 percent.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from RTT ...