SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Singapore's retail sales in August rose from a year earlier, thanks to increased sales at petrol service stations, data showed on Thursday.  

Total retail sales rose 3.5% from a year earlier, after rising a revised 1.7% in the previous month, according to data from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

Retail sales at petrol service stations in August rose 9.5% from the year-ago period.

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