NUS: Statistics on Singapore: Households, Expenditure, Income & Consumer Prices

Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

Households, Expenditure, Income & Consumer Prices

Consumer price index, Singapore. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Monthly. 1975-
HB235.12 SCP (CL Sing/Mal Office, CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Bnd Periodical, HL Cur Periodical, HL Bnd Periodical)

Gives the monthly consumer price index on all items and specific categories like food, clothing, housing, transport & communications.

Consumer price index Singapore: based on the household expenditure survey. Singapore : Department of Statistics. Issued once in five years. 1972-
HB235.12 CPIS (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Bnd Periodical, HL Bnd Periodical)

Census of population 2000: households and housing: statistical release 5 / by Leow Bee Geok. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 2001.
HA1801 Scc 2000 (CL Information Desk, CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives breakdown of resident population by type of dwelling, household structure and household income. Also gives figures for households who shifted house and figures for married couples in households.

Census of population 1990: households and housing: statistical release 2. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1992.
HA1801 Scc 1990 (CL RBR, CL Information Desk, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves, HL Reference 7, MD Reference 8, MD Sing/Mal Coll, SC Reference 5)

Gives data on private households by age, census division, type of dwelling, size, structure, income, economic activity, ethnic group, sex, educational level and religion.

General household survey 1995: transport mode, households and housing characteristics: release 2. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Gen (CL Main Shelves, CL Information Desk, CL RBR, HL Main Shelves, HL Reference 7)

This mid-decade mini-census gives a snapshot of the populations characteristics after the 1990 census. The second release gives data on the characteristics of the resident private households especially household income.

Household income growth and distribution 1990-1997. Occasional paper on social statistics, no.44. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1998.
HA1802 Ops 44 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves)

Has data of monthly household income in 1990 and 1997, with average annual change in household income and consumer price index. Also gives breakdown by life cycle stage of the household, decile. Gini coefficent which measures income inequality, for 1990 and 1997 given.

Households in mid-life: asset and consumption profile. Occasional paper series, no.18. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1995.
HA1802 Ops 18 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves)

Analyses housholds with married heads aged 40 to 59 years using data from the Household Expenditure Survey for 1993 and 1988. Gives availability of consumer durables, housing, and other asset holdings like stock investment, insurance policies and club membership. Also contains data on consumption patterns with breakdown for expenditure on food, housing, transport, education (including newspapers) and medical treatment. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-h2.html

Income approach to gross domestic product. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1998.
HB141.5 Inc (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Information Desk, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives detailed data on GDP using the income approach for 1980-1997. With breakdown by income components, current factor cost, compensation of employees and gross operating surplus by industry. Data on GDP by production and expenditure approach available in the Yearbook of Statistics.

Income, expenditure, saving and investment of the household sector. Occasional paper on economic statistics, no. 47. Singapore: Dept. of Statistics, 1999.
HA1802 Ops 47 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Traces the flow of funds in the household sector. Shows total sources and uses of funds for 1997 and 1998. Also shows household saving and investment.

Income growth and distribution. Occasional paper on social statistics, no.21. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1995.
HA1802 Ops 21 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Using data from 1980 to 1994, the trends in houshold income are tracked using average and median household income. The distribution of income is also measured using Gini coefficient and average household income per capita by decile.

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Annual report. Singapore: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, 1992-
HJ4763.12 IRASA (CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives profile of tax payers by income sources, number of taxable individuals and companies with breakdown by assessed income. Includes property tax collecyed with breakdown by type of property.

Is income disparity increasing in Singapore? Occasional paper on social statistics, no. 50. Singapore: Dept. of Statistics, 2000.
HA1802 Ops 50 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives measures of income disparity for 1990 to 1999, using Gini coefficient and distribution of households by income.

Life cycle analysis of Singapore households. Occasional paper on social statistics, no. 50. Singapore: Dept. of Statistics, 1993
HA1802 Ops 9 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Gives data showing the significant changes in the life cycle stages of family-based households during 1980-1990. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-h1.html

Ng, Mei Khee & Yap Yee Liong. Trends in household expenditure and asset ownership 1988-1998. Statistics Singapore Newsletter, January 2001: 2-6.
HA1801 SSN (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives figures for household expenditure for 1988 and 1998. With number of households owning various consumer durables like personal computer, handphone, internet subscription. Gives asset ownership of stocks and shares, insurance policies, credit cards and country club membership for 1993 and 1998 with breakdown by educational status, house type and age group. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn/feat/1Q2001/pg2-6.pdf

Private consumption expenditure: concepts and trends. Occasional paper on economic statistics, no.30. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 30 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Charts private consumption expenditure trends, with breakdown by food, clothing, rent, furniture, medical services, transport, etc. for 1985-1996. Detailed breakdowns are given for food and beverages, transport and communication, financial services. Includes a chart on COE premiums paid by households as a proportion of PCE on personal transport equipment.

Report on the Cost Review Committee, 1996. Singapore: Ministry of Trade and Industry, 1996.
HD7061.12 Sco 1996 (CL RBR, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference, LW Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains data on the household expenditure patterns, average hospital bills, hospital ward subsidies, sale prices of HDB flats, education fees & subsidies, transport costs, household debt and the impact of GST on prices. Most of the data is for 1990 to 1995.

Report on the Cost Review Committee. Singapore: Ministry of Trade and Industry, 1993.
HD7061.12 Sco (CL RBR, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference, LW Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains data on hospital ward charges & subsidies, average hospital bills, sale prices of HDB flats, monthly repayment of housing loans, education fees & subsidies, transport costs, impact of GST on prices and business costs. Most of the data is for 1981 to 1992.

Report on the household expenditure survey. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Issued once in five years. 1972-1992.
HD7061.12 Sig (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7)

Contains data on the household expenditure & income, expenditure by type of goods & services, expenditure on food and distribution of income by type of household. Key indicators for household expenditure survey available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/hes.pdf

Tenant households in HDB flats. Occasional paper on household statistics, no.31. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 31 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Focuses on households who rent their flats using data from 1995 and 1992. Gives geographic distribution of HDB rental flats, household size and structure, economic dependency burden, age, highest educational qualification, employment, occupation with breakdown by type of flat. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-h4.html

Yim Seow Hua and Ang Seow Long. Income trends: the gender income gap. Statistics Singapore Newsletter 19(3) January 1997.
HA1 SSN (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Compares the situation in 1990 and 1995 for income growth of the male and female workforce. Income differentials between men and women, expressed as the ratios of female to male incomes, are analysed by age group, occupation, and educational attainment. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn/feat/1Q97/feat.html