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Ownership/ Availability Of Selected Consumer Durables/ Service, Quinquennial

Description

Quinquennial ownership or availability rates of selected consumer durables and services among Singapore households from 1973 through 2023, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics. Early rounds exclude one-person households. Living-standards researchers track appliance and service penetration over five-year intervals. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M211241.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 28/11/2024 Update Frequency: Quinquennial Footnotes: Data for 1972/73 - 1992/93 exclude one-person households. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M211241

Last updated
Coverage
1973-01-01 – 2023-12-31
Rows
17
Columns
12

Chart

Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2023 2018 2013 2008 2003 1998 1993 1988 1983 1978 1973
Washing Machine 96.4 96.100000 95.800000 94.700000 92.5 90.6 80.5 73.5 46.8 15 1.8
Air Conditioner 81.9 79.700000 76.100000 74.700000 71.2 58.3 35.3 19.4 11.2 7.8 2.7
Microwave Oven 65.5 62.100000 63.300000 61.200000 54.8 38.5 21.9 na na na na
Vacuum Cleaner 80.2 74.400000 69.600000 67.000000 69.1 65 53.6 na na na na
Car 36.3 35.300000 42.100000 38.300000 35.4 35.9 31.1 29.8 25.5 23.8 17
Motorcycle/Scooter 6.8 7.200000 7.900000 8.300000 8.5 10 10.6 13.5 16 17.5 11.2
Personal Computer 82.5 81.400000 82.700000 77.000000 69.7 47.9 20.2 11.2 na na na
Mobile Phone 99.1 98.000000 97.000000 94.500000 88.8 51 6.5 na na na na
Video Camera na 11.400000 17.000000 15.100000 11.4 8.5 5.2 na na na na
Video And CD Player/Recorder 17.4 44.800000 78.900000 87.800000 82.7 56.8 19.6 na na na na
Residential Telephone Line 55.1 78.200000 82.200000 88.300000 93.1 96.8 95.3 na 86.9 na na
Pay TV Subscription 40.5 53.600000 61.100000 44.800000 34.9 13.5 na na na na na
Internet Subscription/Access 90.8 87.300000 78.000000 70.000000 55.3 23.5 na na na na na
Digital Camera na 34.300000 60.500000 52.700000 17.5 na na na na na na
Massage Chair 10.8 8.300000 7.400000 4.400000 na na na na na na na
Clothes Dryer 27.8 19.200000 13.300000 10.500000 na na na na na na na
Television 96.4 97.000000 98.000000 99.500000 98.3 98.5 97.5 97.9 95.2 86.9 49

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2023 Text No
2018 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2008 Numeric No
2003 Text No
1998 Text No
1993 Text No
1988 Text No
1983 Text No
1978 Text No
1973 Text No