Singapore - Building Permits
Singapore: Building Permits
| Mnemonic | HPMT.ISGP | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | # of units, NSA | |
| Adjustments | Not Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Quarterly | 27.83 % | |
| Data | 2020 Q1 | 1,997 |
| 2019 Q4 | 2,767 | |
Series Information
| Source | Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS) |
| Release | Housing starts and completions - details |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Start Date | 3/31/1996 |
| End Date | 3/31/2020 |
Singapore: Real Estate
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Price Index | 2026 Q1 | 218.3 | 216.4 | Index 2009Q1=100, NSA | Quarterly |
| Residential Building Completions | 2026 Q1 | 1,271 | 2,018 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
| Vacancy | 2026 Q1 | 26,158 | 25,570 | # EOP, NSA | Quarterly |
| Building Permits | 2020 Q1 | 1,997 | 2,767 | # of units, NSA | Quarterly |
| Residential Building Permits | 2020 Q1 | 1,827 | 2,151 | # of units, NSA | Quarterly |
| Residential Housing Starts | 2020 Q1 | 2,113 | 4,317 | # of units, NSA | Quarterly |
Release Information
The Singapore Department of Statistics publishes the Approval, Construction Commencement and Completion of Commerical and Industrial Developments (Private and Public Sectors) data quarterly. The dataset covers the construction of new buildings only. Excluded indicators include: addition/alteration to existing buildings, temporary structures, minor works, and reconstruction of residential houses.
It also publishes residential stage of construction.
Commercial properties (non-residential):
- Ultimate agencies: JTC, URA
- Source table: M400711 "Approval, Construction Commencement and Completion of Commercial and Industrial Developments (Private and Public Sectors), Quarterly"
- Measurement: Thousands of square meters (Ths. m2)
- Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
- Native frequency: Quarterly
- Start dates: 1998Q1 or 2011Q1
- End date: As late as 2020Q1
Private residential properties:
- Ultimate agency: URA
- Measurement: Unitary count (#)
- Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
- Native frequency: Quarterly
- Start date: Uniformly 1996Q1
- End date: Uniformly 2020Q1
The data are published by the Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS a.k.a. SingStat) and are extracted from two sources. The Urban Redeveloplment Authority (URA) provides the statistics on Provisional Permissions and Written Permissions. The JTC Corporation ("JTC," f.k.a. Jurong Town Corporation) provides the statistics on Building Plan approvals, Notices of Commencement, and Temporary Occupation Permits or Certificates of Statutory Completion.
Stages:
- Provisional permission
- Written permission
- Building plan approval
- Commencement (construction start)
- Completion
Commercial types/purposes:
- Private residential
- Office
- Retail
- Factory
- Warehouse
Moody's Analytics supplements
We compute a seasonally adjusted version of the residential completions count.
Further reading
At data.gov.sg:
- Supply of commercial properties in the pipeline by development status (annual, ends 2017)
- Approval, construction commencement and completion of commercial development (quarterly, ends 2018Q3)
At JTC:
At Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA):
At Building and Construction Authority (BCA):
- Aug 2012 - Initial version.
- Aug 2020 - Stage of construction terminated by source.