Chart of the Day
Chart of the day: Baby boomers are better at living sustainably
Chart of the day: Baby boomers are better at living sustainably
OCBC found out that green habits suit their life stage.
Chart of the day: One in eight S’poreans to cut back on insurance as costs rises
This is below the APAC average of 14%.
Chart of the day: New business premiums of life and health drops 8.2% YoY in June
New business premiums totalled $63.4b in June this year.
Chart of the day: Leasing volume for factory, warehouses down 10.4% in Q2
It ended the seven consecutive quarters of increase since 2020.
Chart of the day: OCR leads monthly private new home sales in July
Sales volume increased from 111 in June to 485.
Chart of the day: HDB rents rises by 1.5% MoM in July
Overall YoY rents increased by 19.1%.
Chart of the day: OCR logs largest volume for condo resale in July
The highest resold condo in the region cost $3.4m
Chart of the day: Condo resale volumes falls 30.7% in July
Only 1,248 units were resold in July, a decrease of 6.7% from June.
Chart of the day: What sold the most in Singapore’s retail trade sector in June?
Compared to June last year, wearing apparel and footwear sales grew by 92.4% YoY.
Chart of the day: Singapore expat packages places 8th in Asia rankings
Salary and benefits packages in the country rose by 4%.
Chart of the day: Strata retail gears up for a comeback
Reopening of the retail sector spurred interest in strata retail spaces.
Chart of the day: Industries that will ramp up hiring activities in Q3
Eight out of 11 industries predict double-digit growth for Q3.
Chart of the day: 62% of the accommodation industry expects improve outlook in H2
Return of tourists in Singapore seen as a catalyst for improve business conditions.
Chart of the day: 114 shophouses sold for $938.8m in H1 2022
Sales activity may have dipped however the market shows no sign of slowing.
Chart of the day: Transport engineering output shoots up 32% in June
Output in the marine & offshore engineering segment increased by 44%.
Chart of the day: Manufacturing output climbs 2.2% in June
However, output fell by 8.5%.MoM.
Chart of the day: Residential sector overtakes commercial property in investment sales
Transaction volume of residential property types makes up 45% of the total volumes in Q2.
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