Singapore retail sales fall by sharper 10.8 per cent in September

The sales of food and alcohol tumbled 41 per cent, while takings at department stores shrank by 39.8 per cent. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Retail sales are still not out of the woods, as takings at the till fell again in September, according to the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Thursday (Nov 5).

Sales fell 10.8 per cent in September compared with the same month last year, a steeper decline than the revised 5.4 per cent drop in August.