SINGAPORE, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's retail sales increased 2.8 percent in July on a year-on-year basis, mainly due to higher sales of motor vehicles, said Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat) on Thursday.
Retail sales dropped 3.1 percent year-on-year excluding motor vehicles, said SingStat in the report. The total retail sales value in July was estimated at 3.7 billion Singapore dollars (2.7 billion U.S. dollars), higher than the 3.6 billion Singapore dollars (2.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the same period last year.
While on a month-on-month basis, retail sales rose by 1.4 percent in July. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales grew by 3.0 percent.
Sales for motor vehicles rose 36.5 percent in July year-on-year, the highest increase across all sectors. Sales for medical goods and toiletries, mini-marts and convenience stores, and supermarkets followed, registering an increase of 4.5 percent, 1.2 percent, and 0.3 percent respectively.
On the contrary, all other sectors were in the red. Computers and telecommunications fell the most, registering an 18.8 percent decline year-on-year. It was followed by petrol service stations, which decreased 13.6 percent; while watch and jewelry dropped 9.6 percent.
As for food and beverage services, sales for the sector in July rose 3.5 percent year-on-year, also post a 3.6 percent increase on a month-on-month basis. The total sales value for this sector was estimated at 698 million Singapore dollars (510 million U.S. dollars), higher than the 675 million Singapore dollars (493 million U.S. dollars) in July 2015.
The Retail Sales Index and the Food and Beverage Services Index measure the short-term performance of retail and food and beverage service industries based on their sales records. The sales figures exclude taxes.
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