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Singapore’s retail sales fall 2.8 pct on year in August

SINGAPORE, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — The Department of Statistics (DOS) of Singapore announced on Tuesday that Singapore’s retail sales declined by 2.8 percent year on year in August, a reversal from the 0.2 percent year-on-year increase in July.

The DOS attributed the decline mainly to lower motor vehicle sales that corresponded with the lower Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quota this year. The COE represents a righ