SINGAPORE, June 12 — Singapore's retail sales in April rose from a year earlier, buoyed by increased sales at petrol service stations, and of watches and jewellery, data showed today.

Total retail sales rose 2.6 per cent from a year earlier, after increasing by a revised 2 per cent in the previous month, according to data from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

Compared with a year ago, retail sales of watches and jewellery edged up 14.3 per cent, while retail sales at petrol service stations climbed 13 per cent in April.

On a month-on-month and seasonally adjusted basis, total retail sales gained 1.6 per cent in April after a revised 0.4 per cent drop in the previous month. — Reuters