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Export prices dip 0.8% in May as oil retreat offsets non-oil gains
Export prices dip 0.8% in May as oil retreat offsets non-oil gains
Annual prices still up 14.7% with oil index surging 62.2% YoY.
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Construction workweek contracts to decade low
Paid hours have fallen by 4.7 since 2015, reaching 47.4 hours in 2025.
1 day ago
Import prices fall 1.6% in May, reversing April gains
Lower oil prices pulled the import index down 1.6% even as non-oil costs continued to climb.
2 days ago
Factory workweeks hit 10-year low at 45.4 hours
Average paid hours in manufacturing fell from 49.2 in 2015.
3 days ago
Four-room flats capture 37.8% of HDB rentals amidst volume fall
Rental deals dried up in May whilst 4-room flat rents climbed 1.4% year-on-year.
4 days ago
HDB rentals dip 7.7% to break below five-year market average
Four-room layouts lead the cooling rental market with a 37.8% transaction share.
Outside Central leads condo rental volume at 36.1% share in May
Singapore condo rentals fell to 5,853 units as all three regions posted price losses.
Condo rental prices drop 0.6% to snap growth streak
OCR recorded the sharpest decline amongst market segments.
Condo rental volumes slide 9.8% as May momentum breaks
Leasing activity remained above the five-year average.
Short work-weeks hit 1,230 at a four-year high
Affected workers rose from 960 in the previous quarter.
Singapore average weekly working hours hold at 42.9 in Q1
Retail trade fell to 39.7 hours from 40.7, whilst arts slipped to 40.8 from 41.6.
Resignation rate hits record low of 1.0% in Q1
The annual resignation rate has fallen every year since 2023 from 1.4% to 1.2%.
Job vacancies slump to 12-month low of 73,300
Job openings stood at 80,100 in March 2025 before declining to their lowest point in a year.
Re-employment rate of retrenched residents rises to 60.7%
More than two-thirds secured new jobs within a year of retrenchment.
Wealthy individuals notch 4.8% wealth gain in 2025
Markets and savings lift wealth growth as property momentum slows.
Wealthy population climbs 3% in 2025
GDP rises 5% alongside export and financial easing backdrop.
HDB resale transactions skew toward Non-Mature Estates in May
Mature Estates edge higher in transaction mix whilst prices remain unchanged.
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