HOUSEHOLDEXPENDITURE

Household Expenditure Survey 2017/18

2007/08LEGEND 2012/13 2017/18

AVERAGE MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE*

DISTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY

HOTEL

28.9%

30.1%

26.4%

20.6%

21.4%

HOUSING AND RELATEDEXPENDITURE **

FOOD

TRANSPORT

RECREATIONAND CULTURE

EDUCATIONALSERVICES

HEALTH

COMMUNICATIONCLOTHING ANDFOOTWEAR

ACCOMMODATIONSERVICES

OTHERS^

DISTRIBUTION OF

HOUSEHOLD

EXPENDITURE

2017/18

2012/13

2007/08

PER MEMBER

2007/08 2012/13 2017/18

$ 1,158$ 1,450 $ 1,628

PER HOUSEHOLD

$ 3,809

2007/08

$ 4,724

2012/13

$ 4,906

2017/18

15.8%

8.6%5.3%4.9%

4.7%3.2%

0.7%

8.9%

14.1%

6.9%5.4%

4.5%

3.8%2.7%

0.7%

11.4%

20.3%

13.2%

6.4%

5.7%5.5%

4.1%

2.1%

1.2%

12.6%

Households spent an average of $4,906 a month on goods and services, an increase of 0.8 per cent per annumfrom the $4,724 in 2012/13.

In 2017/18, housing**, food and transport accounted for the largest shares of monthly household expenditure. Collectively, they contributed to 62 per cent of monthly household expenditure, slightly lower than the 65 per centrecorded in 2012/13.

HEALTH

$323

$123

CLOTHING A

ND

FOOTW

EAR

$70

HOTEL

ACCOM

MO

DATION

SERVICES

$744

OTHERS^

HOUSIN

G AND R

ELATED*

$708

FOO

D

$1,199

$781

TRANSPORT

$379

RECREATION A

ND

CULTURE

COM

MUNIC

ATION

$240$339

EDUCATIONAL

SERVICES

AVERAGE MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE IN 2017/18

BREAKDOWN BY TYPES OF GOODS AND SERVICES

FOOTNOTES

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Expenditure excludes imputed rental of owner-occupied accommodation. As it is neither a cash outlay nor income,

imputed rent is included only when analysing the detailed share of household expenditure by goods and services.

Expenditure includes imputed rental of owner-occupied accommodation.

Others include expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services, including personal care services such as

hairdressing, social support services and insurance, and expenditure on alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR

CLOTHING

FOOTWEAR

$ 87

$ 26

HEALTH

OUTPATIENT SERVICES $ 172

COMMUNICATION

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT $ 18

$ 222TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

ACCOMMODATION SERVICES

OVERSEAS HOTEL $ 65HOTEL

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

PRIVATE TUITION AND OTHEREDUCATIONAL COURSES

$ 120

$ 112

OTHERS^

INSURANCE

PERSONAL CARE

$ 371

$ 130

HOUSING AND RELATED EXPENDITURE

HOUSING AND UTILITIES*

FURNISHING AND HOUSEHOLDMAINTENANCE

$ 426

$ 282

RECREATION AND CULTURE

PACKAGE HOLIDAY

INFORMATION PROCESSINGEQUIPMENT

NEWSPAPER, BOOKS ANDSTATIONERY

$ 176

$ 31

$ 18

90406010

FOOD

HAWKER CENTRES, FOOD COURTS,AND COFFEE SHOPS

FOOD & NON-ALCOHOLICBEVERAGES

RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND PUBS

$ 437

$ 389

$ 296

TRANSPORT

PRIVATE ROAD TRANSPORT

PUBLIC ROAD TRANSPORT

PASSENGER TRANSPORT BY AIR

$ 507

$ 175

$ 96

2007/08LEGEND 2012/13 2017/18

In 2017/18, Singapore resident households’ average monthly household income from all sources rose to

$11,777 from $10,467 in 2012/13.

HOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY 2017/18

Average monthly household income rose 2.4 per cent per annum in nominal terms between 2012/13 and 2017/18.

On a per household member basis, average monthly household income grew at a faster rate, to $3,940 in 2017/18, up from $3,296 in 2012/13.PER HOUSEHOLD

AVERAGE MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME FROM ALL SOURCES*

$ 10,4672012/13

$ 11,7772017/18

+5.2%p.a

+2.4%p.a

$ 8,1052007/08

+6.1%p.a

+3.6%p.a

$ 3,2962012/13

$ 3,9402017/18

$ 2,4532007/08

PER MEMBER

$

$$$

COntribution To Total HOUSEHOLD INCOME From All Sources

79.1%

10.2%10.7%

$ 11,7772017/18

Employment income remained the largest source of income among households. In 2017/18, employment income accounted for about 79 per cent of total household income.

$ 6,8052007/08

2012/13 - 2017/18Average Annual Growth

$ 8,2512012/13

$ 9,3182017/18

+2.5%

Employment Income

$ 8922007/08

2012/13 - 2017/18Average Annual Growth

$ 1,1512012/13

$ 1,2032017/18

+0.9%

Business Income

$ 4082007/08

2012/13 - 2017/18Average Annual Growth

$ 1,0652012/13

$ 1,2562017/18

+3.4%

Non-Work Income

FOOTNOTES

Income data include employer CPF contributions.

Based on ranking of all resident households by their monthly household income from all sources per household member (including employer CPF contributions).

Includes HDB Studio Apartments.

*

**

#

Average Annual Change in Average Monthly Household Income

By Income Groups**

By Type of Dwelling

$ 2,2351st-20th

+2.8%

$ 5,98121st-40th

+2.7%

$ 9,67841st-60th

+3.0%

$ 14,40761st-80th

+3.3%

$ 26,58781st-100th

+1.6%

$ 2,521

HDB 1-& 2-Room #

+6.3%

$ 5,868

HDB 3-Room

+2.9%

$ 8,827

HDB 4-Room

+1.9%

$ 12,244

HDB 5-Room& Executive

+2.2%

$ 28,937

LandedProperties

+2.1%

$ 21,830

Condominiums &Other Apartments

+1.2%

By income groups, average monthly household income increased for all groups between 2012/13 and 2017/18. Average monthly income of households increased by 1.6 per cent per annum in nominal terms for the top 20% income group, and by 2.7 to 3.3 per cent per annum for the other groups.

By housing types, households living in HDB 1- and 2-room �ats experienced the highest income growth, at 6.3 per cent per annum innominal terms.

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Changes in the ownership of consumer durables reflect improvements in households’ standard of living, as well as technological and lifestyle changes. Theownership of consumer durables such as television sets, washing machines and mobile phones was near universal at between 96 and 98 per cent in 2017/18among all households.

OWNERSHIPOf Consumer Durables

Household Expenditure Survey 2017/18

As Per Cent of All Resident Households

2007/08LEGEND 2012/13 2017/18

TVBOX

OK

Bicycle & PersonalMobility Devices*

28.4

Motorcycle/Scooter

8.3 7.9 7.2

Air Purifier*

20.2

Pay TV Subscription

44.8 61.1 53.6

Air-Conditioner

74.7 76.1 79.7

Vacuum Cleaner

67.0 69.6 74.4

Digital Media Playerand TV Box*

28.7

Mobile Phone

94.5 97.0 98.0

Digital Camera

52.7 60.5 34.3

Desktop

60.7 42.7 31.7

ResidentialTelephone Line

88.3 82.2 78.2

Washing Machine

94.7 95.8 96.1

Clothes Dryer

10.5 13.3 19.2

Car

38.3 42.1 35.3

Home Ownership

91.0 89.3 89.1

Television

99.5 98.0 97.0

InternetSubscription

70.0 78.0 87.3

Tablet*

37.4 47.8

Laptop

45.5 70.6 69.1

Massage Chair

4.4 7.4 8.3

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*Data is only available for selected years as shown

Respondents had the option to submit their survey returns via the HES online submission website. Mobile submission was also available.

Respondents had the option to upload photos of the receipts from their purchases during the recording period.

Trained interviewers conducted the survey using a tablet.

Respondents were provided with booklets to record their daily expenses.

DATA COLLECTION PROCESS

FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWSFor respondents who chose not to submit their survey returns via the HES online submission website.

Households selected to participate in the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) were notified by post.

NEW!

ONLINE SUBMISSION

COVERAGE13,100 households were selected across Singapore.

BATCHESSelected households were divided into 26 batches by region.

DAILY RECORDINGHousehold members were asked to record their daily expenses for 2 weeks.

QUESTIONSHousehold and Member Profile

Availability of Consumer Durables and Services

Household Income

Household Expenditure

SURVEY PERIOD

Oct2017

Sep2018

2017/18

HOUSEHOLDEXPENDITURE SURVEY

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