Domestic wholesale sales dip 1.1% as furniture and construction trades slump

Foreign and domestic wholesale sales show quarter-on-quarter growth.

Singapore’s domestic wholesale trade fell 1.1% year-on-year (YoY) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, with industries showing mixed results during the period.

Excluding petroleum, domestic sales rose 1.1% YoY, according to the Department of Statistics. Meanwhile, seasonally adjusted figures showed domestic sales increasing 1.4% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).

Domestic sales varied by sector, with general wholesale trade rising 27.7% and industrial and construction machinery increasing 18.7% from Q4 2024. Household equipment and furniture fell 17.9%, whilst metals, timber and construction materials declined 17.5% from the previous year.

The department also reported that foreign wholesale sales increased 1.8% YoY, with seasonally adjusted figures up 3.8% QoQ. Excluding petroleum, foreign sales rose 8.2% from the previous year.

Foreign sales gains included electronic components (up 55.7%) and telecommunications and computers (up 29.2%) from last year, whilst ship chandlers and bunkering logged the largest decline at 20.2%.