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Singapore retail sales shrink 8.6% in Feb with outbreak

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Sharon See

Sharon See

Published Fri, Apr 3, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE'S retail sales continued sliding in February due to the decline in tourist arrivals and lower domestic consumption arising from the deepening coronavirus pandemic.

    Takings at the till shrank by 8.6 per cent year on year in February, extending January's 5.3 per cent decline, according to the Department of Statistics on Friday.

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