Median household income up 7.5% in 2012

• QX179R

  20 Feb 13, 19:09

  SINGAPORE: The median income from work for households grew in 2012 by 7.5 per cent in nominal terms, and 2.7 per cent in real terms after taking into account inflation.

  According to the Department of Statistics' latest report "Key Household Income Trends", household median income rose by S$530 -- from S$7,040 in 2011 to S$7,570 in 2012.

  Taking into consideration changes in household size, median monthly household income from work per household member increased by 6.7 per cent in nominal terms, or 1.9 per cent in real terms in 2012.
  
  - CNA/al

• Mr Milo

  20 Feb 13, 21:52

  Yes, it has grown and so has inflation :lol:
• troublemaker2005

  20 Feb 13, 22:16

  100% check on population or on sampling?

• SBS2601D

  20 Feb 13, 22:17

  100%

• GHoST_18

  20 Feb 13, 23:21

  sure or nt

• SJS6638

  20 Feb 13, 23:24

  Damn it, another bullshit figure la.

  They always come up with figures that benefit themselves.

   

• charlize

  24 Feb 13, 23:11

  

• troublemaker2005

  25 Feb 13, 01:55

  paid millions, returns sure much more after investments. that's why median income up lah.

• lce

  25 Feb 13, 09:50

  S$7,570 per year?

• charlize

  26 Feb 13, 19:31

  Huat ah.

• Mr Milo

  26 Feb 13, 21:22

  the govt huat ah, especially on vehicles lor Huat until dunno what to describe :lol:
• troublemaker2005

  26 Feb 13, 23:32

  Originally posted by Mr Milo:

  the govt huat ah, especially on vehicles lor
  Huat until dunno what to describe

  
  sell vehicles luixury ones with one less wheel, then its not a car and cannot be taxed.