SINGAPORE, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Singapore’s retail sales grew by 13 percent year-on-year in August, compared to 13.9 percent in the previous month, the Department of Statistics (DOS) said on Wednesday.
Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales gained 16.2 percent in August, compared to 18.4 percent in July.
The year-on-year increase in retail sales was partly attributed to larger growths in the wearing apparel