Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Apr 4)

    • Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales dropped 6.7% year on year, compared with January’s 5.1% growth.
    • Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales dropped 6.7% year on year, compared with January’s 5.1% growth. PHOTO: BT FILE
    Published Fri, Apr 4, 2025 · 06:30 PM

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    Singapore retail sales fare worse than expected, down 3.6% in February from earlier Chinese New Year

    FALL was far worse than economists’ forecast of a 0.2% dip.


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