Retail sales rise 4.8% in July to $4.2b

Online retail accounted for 13.1% of total sales in July.

Singapore’s retail sector recorded a robust performance in July 2025, with total retail sales rising by 4.8% YoY to $4.2b.

Excluding motor vehicles, sales climbed 4.1% to reach $3.6b. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, overall retail sales increased by 4.1%, whilst sales excluding motor vehicles were up 3.8%.

This marks a continued recovery in consumer spending, following a 2.4% annual increase in June.

Online retail accounted for 13.1% of total sales in July, slightly below June’s 13.5%, but higher than the 12.0% recorded a year earlier.

E-commerce remained especially dominant in specific categories: 54.0% of sales in Computer & Telecommunications Equipment were online, followed by 32.8% in Furniture & Household Equipment, and 11.8% in Supermarkets & Hypermarkets.

Several industries outperformed the market, led by Computer & Telecommunications Equipment, which surged 11.1% YoY. Watches & Jewellery and Supermarkets & Hypermarkets each posted strong 9.6% increases, whilst Optical Goods & Books rose 8.6%.

However, not all sectors saw growth. Petrol Service Stations recorded a 5.6% decline in sales compared to July 2024. Wearing Apparel & Footwear slipped by 3.1%, and Food & Alcohol dipped 2.0%.

Looking at monthly changes, Supermarkets & Hypermarkets posted the highest seasonally adjusted growth at 9.6%, followed by the Others category (up 8.2%) and Mini-marts & Convenience Stores (up 6.1%).

Computer & Telecommunications Equipment also saw a 5.7% increase from the previous month. In contrast, Furniture & Household Equipment fell 1.8%, and Cosmetics, Toiletries & Medical Goods declined 1.0%.

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