Unemployment rate rose to 2.4 as private home sales declined in Q1

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Over-all sales declined to 2,148 from 9,912.

07.08.

The unemployment rate rose 1 percentage point (ppt) Q1 to 2.4% compared to 2019, as overall sales of private new homes declined from 9,912 to 2,148 over the same period.

In view of the weak economic outlook, a key downside risk on home demand and prices is the unemployment rate in Singapore as job and income security have been a rising concern in a pandemic-hit world. Data showed that unemployment rate correlates closely with home purchase, barring some exceptions.

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