(Amended) April retail sales sans cars down 3 per cent

Singapore

RETAIL sales in Singapore rose 3.8 per cent in April from a year ago but only because of motor vehicles. Otherwise, retail sales would be down 3 per cent, according to the Department of Statistics (DOS) on Wednesday.

Motor vehicles sales rose 43 per cent year on year. Total retail sales in April came to S$3.5 billion, up from S$3.3 billion a year ago.