Key Indicators
KEY INDICATORS OF THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY,
2002/03 – 2012/13
2002/03
2007/08
1
2012/13
2
Average Monthly Household Expenditure by Income Quintile ($)
Total
3,352
3,809
4,724
1st – 20th
1,704
1,787
2,231
21st – 40th
2,460
2,950
3,536
st
th
3,178
3,602
4,699
st
th
4,067
4,569
5,590
6,138
7,568
41 – 60
61 – 80
st
81 – 100
th
5,351
1
Average Monthly Household Expenditure by Type of Dwelling ($)
3
3,352
3,809
4,724
HDB Flats4
2,851
3,180
3,831
Condominiums and Other Apartments
5,959
6,587
8,000
Landed Properties
7,149
8,222
10,409
Total
Average Monthly Household Expenditure1 by Type of Goods and Services ($)
Food and Food Serving Services5
798
949
1,188
332
357
424
466
592
764
Clothing and Footwear
127
143
156
Housing and Related Expenditure
472
545
687
Housing and Utilities
Furnishings, Household Equipment and
Routine Household Maintenance
Health
255
359
424
217
187
263
171
218
261
Transport
615
700
811
Communication
172
210
217
Recreation and Culture
449
383
399
Educational Services
195
235
310
6
33
40
347
393
655
3,352
3,809
4,724
446
624
1,047
3,798
4,433
5,771
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Food Serving Services
5
Accommodation Services
6
Others
Total
Imputed rental of owner-occupied
accommodation
Total (including imputed rental)
1
Expenditure data exclude imputed rental of owner-occupied accommodation.
Based on the ranking of households by their monthly household income from all sources (including employer CPF
contributions) per household member.
3
Total includes other types of dwelling not shown, e.g. non-HDB shophouses, etc.
4
HDB flats include non-privatised Housing Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) flats.
5
Food serving services include meals bought from restaurants, hawker centres, food courts, etc.
6
Others include expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services, including personal care services such as hairdressing,
social support services and insurance, and expenditure on alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
2
KEY INDICATORS OF THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY
(cont’d)
2002/03
2007/08
7
2012/13
2
Average Monthly Household Income by Income Quintile ($)
Total
1st – 20th
21st – 40th
41st – 60th
61st – 80th
81st – 100th
6,179
8,105
10,503
1,229
3,060
4,759
7,286
14,558
1,466
3,934
6,175
9,439
19,511
2,022
5,299
8,378
12,270
24,544
Average Monthly Household Income7 by Type of Dwelling ($)
Total3
HDB Flats4
Condominiums and Other Apartments
Landed Properties
6,179
8,105
10,503
4,804
13,279
16,723
6,143
17,176
21,198
7,900
20,536
26,058
Home Ownership Rate and Availability of Selected Consumer Durables/Services (%)
Home Ownership
91.1
91.0
89.3
Car
35.4
38.3
42.1
98.3
99.5
98.0
82.7
87.8
78.9
34.9
44.8
61.1
Household Appliances
Washing Machine
Air-Conditioner
92.5
71.2
94.7
74.7
95.8
76.1
Personal Computer, Telecommunication
Equipment and Services
Telephone Line
Mobile Phone
Personal Computer
Internet Subscription/Access
93.1
88.8
69.7
55.3
88.3
94.5
77.0
70.0
82.2
97.0
82.7
78.0
Audio-Visual Products
Television
Video(LD/VCD/DVD/Blu-Ray) and CD
Player/Recorder8
Pay-TV Subscription
2
Based on the ranking of households by their monthly household income from all sources (including employer CPF
contributions) per household member.
3
Total includes other types of dwelling not shown, e.g. non-HDB shophouses etc.
4
HDB flats include non-privatised Housing Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) flats.
7
Income data include employer Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions but exclude imputed rental of owner-occupied
accommodation.
8
‘LD’ refers to Laser Disc; ‘VCD’ refers to Video Compact Disc; ‘DVD’ refers to Digital Versatile Disc and ‘CD’ refers to
Compact Disc.