SUBSCRIBERS

Car sales drive July retail sales up by 2.8% y-o-y

Taking away the 36.5% increase in car sales, total sales fell by 3.1%

Published Thu, Sep 15, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

EASING of auto loan rules likely drove up retail sales here in July, as cash tills saw 2.8 per cent more in receipts when compared to a year ago.

However, taking away the 36.5 per cent jump in car sales, total sales saw a 3.1 per cent drop, figures released by the Department of Statistics (DOS) on Thursday showed.

BT is now on Telegram!

For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes

International

China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
South Korea’s public finances no longer a credit rating ‘strength’: Fitch
UK consumer confidence improves as inflation and taxes fall
Inflation in Japan’s capital falls below BOJ target, slows for second month
China firms are investing abroad at fastest pace in eight years

Purchase this article

International

International

Car sales drive July retail sales up by 2.8% y-o-y

International

China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer

Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing

South Korea’s public finances no longer a credit rating ‘strength’: Fitch

UK consumer confidence improves as inflation and taxes fall

Inflation in Japan’s capital falls below BOJ target, slows for second month

China firms are investing abroad at fastest pace in eight years

SUPPORT SOUTH-EAST ASIA'S LEADING FINANCIAL DAILY

SECTIONS

LIFESTYLE

Follow BT