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Climate comfort drags livability score to 64.6

Climate comfort drags livability score to 64.6

Sub-metric scores 60 points despite a climate risk reading of 97.9.

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Housing costs dent Singapore’s finance-tax score in relocation index

Tax advantages score 90 whilst housing affordability hits a low of 13.

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Tech acquisitions collapse to 1 deal in June

No listings closed all month despite the sector's $3.78b cash inflow.

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Tech funding surges 2,116% in June as late-stage deals dominate

Early-stage share collapsed from 40.9% to 8.9% year-on-year.

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Tech funding surges 2,116% in June

DayOne contributed about two-thirds of the month's $3.78b equity funding total.

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Services workweek falls to 41.6 hours in 2025, shortest in decade

The average paid workweek shortened by 1.5 hours between 2015 and 2025.

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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.

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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.

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Factory workweeks hit 10-year low at 45.4 hours

Average paid hours in manufacturing fell from 49.2 in 2015.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Condo rental prices drop 0.6% to snap growth streak

OCR recorded the sharpest decline amongst market segments.

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Condo rental volumes slide 9.8% as May momentum breaks

Leasing activity remained above the five-year average.

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Short work-weeks hit 1,230 at a four-year high

Affected workers rose from 960 in the previous quarter.

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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.

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