Singapore private home sales fall 36.2 percent year-on-year in April

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Reuters SINGAPORE
Last Updated : May 16 2016 | 10:42 AM IST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sales of private homes by developers in Singapore fell 36.2 percent in April from a year earlier, government data released on Monday showed.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority said developers sold 745 units in April, down from the 1,167 units sold in April last year. (www.ura.gov.sg)

The sales were down 11.6 percent from the 843 units sold in March.

(Reporting by Masayuki Kitano and Jongwoo Cheon; Editing by Marius Zaharia)

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First Published: May 16 2016 | 10:18 AM IST

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