The value of total retail sales in November 2025, provisionally estimated at $33.7 billion, was up 6.5% compared with the same month in 2024.

After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional estimate for the month was 4.4% higher year-on-year.

Online sales accounted for 11.2% of the total retail sales figure for the month. Provisionally estimated at $3.8 billion, the value of online retail sales rose 28.4% compared with a year earlier.

Meanwhile, the value of sales of electrical goods and other consumer durable goods not elsewhere classified increased by 38.6% year-on-year.

There were also increases in the value of sales in the following categories: jewellery, watches and clocks, and valuable gifts (+3.6%); other consumer goods not elsewhere classified (+5.5%); wearing apparel (+3%); commodities in department stores (+3.8%); food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco (+2%); medicines and cosmetics (+9.2%); and optical shops (+7.3%).

On the other hand, the value of sales of commodities in supermarkets decreased 2.1%. Also down were sales of motor vehicles and parts (-3.1%); fuels (-11.1%); footwear, allied products and other clothing accessories (-4.3%); furniture and fixtures (-6.1%); books, newspapers, stationery and gifts (-10.6%); and Chinese drugs and herbs (-1.8%).