Department of Statistics

It reversed the 1% gain in June.

Non-oil imports inched up due to higher prices of meat.

The year-on-year increase was led by the chemicals and chemical products industry.

Retail sales are expected to grow 10% in 2022 from 11.1% in 2021.

Compared to June last year, wearing apparel and footwear sales grew by 92.4% YoY.

Eight out of 11 industries predict double-digit growth for Q3.

Return of tourists in Singapore seen as a catalyst for improve business conditions.

The industry rendered $910m in sales.

It grew by 5.2% month-on-month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

On a yearly basis, it grew by 46.7%.

Total sales value was estimated at $806m.

Toiletries and medical goods recorded the most growth in retail sales.

Twelve of 14 industries also posted a decline in their respective sales.

The accelerating CPI was driven by higher food and oil prices.

Excluding petroleum products, an expansion of 25.2% was reported.

On a QoQ basis, a 3.6% increase was observed.   Singapore recorded a 34.9% year-on-year (YoY) increase in domestic wholesale trades, the Department of Statistics Singapore reported.