Motor vehicle sales surged 46.6% in May

Overall retail sales up 6.1%.

Singapore's overall retail sales grew 6.1% year-on-year in May 2015, on back of a 46.6% surge in motor vehicle sales.

Data from the Department of Statistics showed that, excluding motor vehicles, sales grew by a marginal 0.9% year-on-year.

Retail sales grew 2.4% on a month-on-month basis, while motor vehicle sales grew 5.9%.