Singapore retail sales rise 6.3% in November 2025

It reached a value of $4.4b during the month.

Total retail sales in Singapore was valued at $4.4b in November 2025, or an increase of 6.3% year-on-year (YoY), the Department of Statistics said.

Excluding motor vehicle sales, the value reached $3.9b or an increase of 5.8% YoY.

Online sales accounted for 16.9% of retail sales during the month.

The larger proportion of online retail sales was mainly attributed to increased online purchases during year-end shopping events such as Singles’ Day on 11 November 2025 and Black Friday, the department said.

Online retail sales made up 60.6%, 40.7% and 12.6% of the total sales of the computer and telecommunications equipment, furniture and household equipment and supermarkets and hypermarkets industries, respectively.

Sales of recreational goods, watches and jewellery, and cosmetics, toiletries and medical goods rose between 11.4% and 13.9% YoY in November, respectively, during the period.

In contrast, petrol service stations and retailers of food and alcohol recorded YoY declines in sales of 6.7% and 3.1%, respectively, during the month.

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