Retail sales in Singapore rose 5.4% year-on-year in April 2026, picking up from a downwardly revised 4.6% increase in March. This was the third straight month of expansion in retail activity, supported mainly by a strong rebound in petrol service stations (14.4% vs 4% in March), recreational goods (12.3% vs 9.1%), and motor vehicles, parts and accessories (10.7% vs 12.9%).
Turnover also increased for clothing and footwear (7.8% vs 3.7%) and for supermarkets and hypermarkets (5.8% vs 2.6%), while the decline in department store sales moderated (-1.1% vs -5.5%).
By contrast, sales growth slowed sharply for computer and telecommunications equipment (2.8% vs 14.7%), and revenues for other goods fell markedly (-6.6% vs 0%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail sales edged up 0.3% in April, easing from a downwardly revised 3.4% increase in the previous month.