India, June 5 -- Singapore's retail sales increased for the second straight month in April, though at a slower pace, preliminary data from the Department of Statistics showed on Thursday.
Retail sales rose 0.3 percent year-on-year in April, following an upwardly revised 1.3 percent rebound in March.
Sales excluding motor vehicles increased 0.8 percent from last year versus a 0.9 percent gain in the prior month.
The slowdown in growth was mainly due to a 10.6 percent lower sales at petrol service stations and a 10.3 percent slump in sales of wearing apparel and footwear.
Meanwhile, the overall increase in May was driven by a 14.8 percent surge in sales for computer and telecommunications equipment and 12.9 percent more sales of watches a...