Retail sales rise 4.5% to $4.4b in October

This is thanks to growth in F&B, recreational goods, and watches and jewellery.

Singapore retail sales reached $4.4b in October 2025, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year (YoY).

Total sales in the food and beverage (F&B) sector rose 2.4% YoY to reach $1b, and recreational goods increased 20.4% and watches and jewellery rose 25% YoY during the month, the Department of Statistics said.

Motor vehicle sales also increased 9.7% compared to last year, it added.

Of this, an estimated 14.5% were from online retail sales, lower than the 15% recorded the previous month.

Excluding motor vehicles, the total retail sales value was about $3.8b, of which 16.8% were from online retail sales.

Online retail sales made up 52%, 36.6%, and 12.5% of the total sales of the computer and telecommunications equipment, furniture, and supermarket industries, respectively, the department said.

Petrol service stations and retailers of wearing apparel and footwear recorded YoY decline in sales of 17.4% and 3.7%, respectively, in October 2025, it added.

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