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Shops: central versus fringe, vacancies, rentals and supply

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Retail vacancy rose to 11.1% in 2020 and is back to 7.0%

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Retail vacancy rose to 11.1% in 2020 and is back to 7.0%

Vacancy rate of private shop space (old series, to 2013 Q1) and retail space (current, from 2011 Q1), per cent. URA and JTC via SingStat.

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Retail vacancy rose to 11.1% in 2020 and is back to 7.0%Retail vacancy hit 5.0% in 2013 Q4, the lowest in the retail series. It rose to 11.1% in 2020 Q2 and fell to 6.0% by 2024 Q4. The average since 2011 is 7.8%.0.0%4.0%8.0%12.0%16.0%1988199219962000200420082012201620202024Shops (old): 1988-Q1 to 2013-Q1Retail: 2011-Q1 to 2026-Q2Shops (old), 2013 Q1: 6.9%Shops (old)Retail, 2026 Q2: 7.0%Retail1988-Q1: Shops (old) 14.5%, Retail no data1988-Q2: Shops (old) 14.2%, Retail no data1988-Q3: Shops (old) 13.2%, Retail no data1988-Q4: Shops (old) 10.9%, Retail no data1989-Q1: Shops (old) 10.7%, Retail no data1989-Q2: Shops (old) 10.4%, Retail no data1989-Q3: Shops (old) 10.2%, Retail no data1989-Q4: Shops (old) 10.7%, Retail no data1990-Q1: Shops (old) 11.0%, Retail no data1990-Q2: Shops (old) 11.6%, Retail no data1990-Q3: Shops (old) 9.9%, Retail no data1990-Q4: Shops (old) 9.4%, Retail no data1991-Q1: Shops (old) 9.4%, Retail no data1991-Q2: Shops (old) 10.9%, Retail no data1991-Q3: Shops (old) 10.7%, Retail no data1991-Q4: Shops (old) 9.9%, Retail no data1992-Q1: Shops (old) 8.9%, Retail no data1992-Q2: Shops (old) 7.6%, Retail no data1992-Q3: Shops (old) 7.0%, Retail no data1992-Q4: Shops (old) 8.5%, Retail no data1993-Q1: Shops (old) 8.0%, Retail no data1993-Q2: Shops (old) 13.1%, Retail no data1993-Q3: Shops (old) 9.7%, Retail no data1993-Q4: Shops (old) 10.4%, Retail no data1994-Q1: Shops (old) 10.8%, Retail no data1994-Q2: Shops (old) 9.9%, Retail no data1994-Q3: Shops (old) 9.3%, Retail no data1994-Q4: Shops (old) 10.3%, Retail no data1995-Q1: Shops (old) 11.5%, Retail no data1995-Q2: Shops (old) 9.8%, Retail no data1995-Q3: Shops (old) 10.1%, Retail no data1995-Q4: Shops (old) 9.6%, Retail no data1996-Q1: Shops (old) 10.7%, Retail no data1996-Q2: Shops (old) 10.6%, Retail no data1996-Q3: Shops (old) 13.0%, Retail no data1996-Q4: Shops (old) 10.7%, Retail no data1997-Q1: Shops (old) 12.0%, Retail no data1997-Q2: Shops (old) 10.8%, Retail no data1997-Q3: Shops (old) 11.2%, Retail no data1997-Q4: Shops (old) 9.7%, Retail no data1998-Q1: Shops (old) 10.2%, Retail no data1998-Q2: Shops (old) 10.6%, Retail no data1998-Q3: Shops (old) 11.1%, Retail no data1998-Q4: Shops (old) 10.4%, Retail no data1999-Q1: Shops (old) 11.1%, Retail no data1999-Q2: Shops (old) 10.8%, Retail no data1999-Q3: Shops (old) 10.3%, Retail no data1999-Q4: Shops (old) 9.1%, Retail no data2000-Q1: Shops (old) 9.7%, Retail no data2000-Q2: Shops (old) 10.2%, Retail no data2000-Q3: Shops (old) 9.0%, Retail no data2000-Q4: Shops (old) 8.0%, Retail no data2001-Q1: Shops (old) 7.7%, Retail no data2001-Q2: Shops (old) 7.9%, Retail no data2001-Q3: Shops (old) 8.1%, Retail no data2001-Q4: Shops (old) 8.8%, Retail no data2002-Q1: Shops (old) 9.8%, Retail no data2002-Q2: Shops (old) 10.7%, Retail no data2002-Q3: Shops (old) 9.4%, Retail no data2002-Q4: Shops (old) 9.9%, Retail no data2003-Q1: Shops (old) 11.4%, Retail no data2003-Q2: Shops (old) 11.1%, Retail no data2003-Q3: Shops (old) 10.5%, Retail no data2003-Q4: Shops (old) 10.8%, Retail no data2004-Q1: Shops (old) 11.2%, Retail no data2004-Q2: Shops (old) 10.4%, Retail no data2004-Q3: Shops (old) 10.9%, Retail no data2004-Q4: Shops (old) 9.3%, Retail no data2005-Q1: Shops (old) 10.7%, Retail no data2005-Q2: Shops (old) 9.7%, Retail no data2005-Q3: Shops (old) 9.2%, Retail no data2005-Q4: Shops (old) 7.8%, Retail no data2006-Q1: Shops (old) 8.1%, Retail no data2006-Q2: Shops (old) 7.8%, Retail no data2006-Q3: Shops (old) 11.3%, Retail no data2006-Q4: Shops (old) 7.7%, Retail no data2007-Q1: Shops (old) 7.5%, Retail no data2007-Q2: Shops (old) 6.7%, Retail no data2007-Q3: Shops (old) 7.3%, Retail no data2007-Q4: Shops (old) 7.2%, Retail no data2008-Q1: Shops (old) 6.5%, Retail no data2008-Q2: Shops (old) 6.4%, Retail no data2008-Q3: Shops (old) 6.7%, Retail no data2008-Q4: Shops (old) 6.7%, Retail no data2009-Q1: Shops (old) 7.4%, Retail no data2009-Q2: Shops (old) 9.0%, Retail no data2009-Q3: Shops (old) 6.9%, Retail no data2009-Q4: Shops (old) 6.7%, Retail no data2010-Q1: Shops (old) 6.8%, Retail no data2010-Q2: Shops (old) 7.2%, Retail no data2010-Q3: Shops (old) 7.4%, Retail no data2010-Q4: Shops (old) 6.1%, Retail no data2011-Q1: Shops (old) 7.2%, Retail 6.5%2011-Q2: Shops (old) 6.9%, Retail 6.2%2011-Q3: Shops (old) 7.7%, Retail 6.9%2011-Q4: Shops (old) 6.3%, Retail 5.7%2012-Q1: Shops (old) 7.0%, Retail 6.8%2012-Q2: Shops (old) 6.0%, Retail 5.9%2012-Q3: Shops (old) 7.6%, Retail 6.9%2012-Q4: Shops (old) 6.4%, Retail 5.9%2013-Q1: Shops (old) 6.9%, Retail 6.1%2013-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.3%2013-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.1%2013-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 5.0%2014-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.2%2014-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.6%2014-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 7.4%2014-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.5%2015-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 7.8%2015-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.2%2015-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 7.9%2015-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.1%2016-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.3%2016-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.9%2016-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.4%2016-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.5%2017-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.8%2017-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.1%2017-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.0%2017-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.1%2018-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.1%2018-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.1%2018-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.5%2018-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.6%2019-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.9%2019-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.8%2019-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.7%2019-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.6%2020-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.2%2020-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 11.1%2020-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 11.0%2020-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.9%2021-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.7%2021-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.5%2021-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.9%2021-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.1%2022-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.5%2022-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 9.4%2022-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.7%2022-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 7.8%2023-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.5%2023-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.3%2023-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 8.0%2023-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.7%2024-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.6%2024-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.6%2024-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.4%2024-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.0%2025-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.6%2025-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 7.0%2025-Q3: Shops (old) no data, Retail 7.2%2025-Q4: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.4%2026-Q1: Shops (old) no data, Retail 6.4%2026-Q2: Shops (old) no data, Retail 7.0%

Retail vacancy hit 5.0% in 2013 Q4, the lowest in the retail series. It rose to 11.1% in 2020 Q2 and fell to 6.0% by 2024 Q4. The average since 2011 is 7.8%.

Source: URA and JTC via SingStat. Private shop space (old series, 1988 Q1 to 2013 Q1) and retail space (current, 2011 Q1 to 2026 Q2), vacant divided by available. The two series overlap from 2011 Q1 to 2013 Q1.. Data to 2026 Q2.

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Retail vacancy rose to 11.1% in 2020 and is back to 7.0%
PeriodShops (old)Retail
1988-Q114.5%
1988-Q214.2%
1988-Q313.2%
1988-Q410.9%
1989-Q110.7%
1989-Q210.4%
1989-Q310.2%
1989-Q410.7%
1990-Q111.0%
1990-Q211.6%
1990-Q39.9%
1990-Q49.4%
1991-Q19.4%
1991-Q210.9%
1991-Q310.7%
1991-Q49.9%
1992-Q18.9%
1992-Q27.6%
1992-Q37.0%
1992-Q48.5%
1993-Q18.0%
1993-Q213.1%
1993-Q39.7%
1993-Q410.4%
1994-Q110.8%
1994-Q29.9%
1994-Q39.3%
1994-Q410.3%
1995-Q111.5%
1995-Q29.8%
1995-Q310.1%
1995-Q49.6%
1996-Q110.7%
1996-Q210.6%
1996-Q313.0%
1996-Q410.7%
1997-Q112.0%
1997-Q210.8%
1997-Q311.2%
1997-Q49.7%
1998-Q110.2%
1998-Q210.6%
1998-Q311.1%
1998-Q410.4%
1999-Q111.1%
1999-Q210.8%
1999-Q310.3%
1999-Q49.1%
2000-Q19.7%
2000-Q210.2%
2000-Q39.0%
2000-Q48.0%
2001-Q17.7%
2001-Q27.9%
2001-Q38.1%
2001-Q48.8%
2002-Q19.8%
2002-Q210.7%
2002-Q39.4%
2002-Q49.9%
2003-Q111.4%
2003-Q211.1%
2003-Q310.5%
2003-Q410.8%
2004-Q111.2%
2004-Q210.4%
2004-Q310.9%
2004-Q49.3%
2005-Q110.7%
2005-Q29.7%
2005-Q39.2%
2005-Q47.8%
2006-Q18.1%
2006-Q27.8%
2006-Q311.3%
2006-Q47.7%
2007-Q17.5%
2007-Q26.7%
2007-Q37.3%
2007-Q47.2%
2008-Q16.5%
2008-Q26.4%
2008-Q36.7%
2008-Q46.7%
2009-Q17.4%
2009-Q29.0%
2009-Q36.9%
2009-Q46.7%
2010-Q16.8%
2010-Q27.2%
2010-Q37.4%
2010-Q46.1%
2011-Q17.2%6.5%
2011-Q26.9%6.2%
2011-Q37.7%6.9%
2011-Q46.3%5.7%
2012-Q17.0%6.8%
2012-Q26.0%5.9%
2012-Q37.6%6.9%
2012-Q46.4%5.9%
2013-Q16.9%6.1%
2013-Q26.3%
2013-Q36.1%
2013-Q45.0%
2014-Q16.2%
2014-Q26.6%
2014-Q37.4%
2014-Q46.5%
2015-Q17.8%
2015-Q28.2%
2015-Q37.9%
2015-Q48.1%
2016-Q18.3%
2016-Q28.9%
2016-Q39.4%
2016-Q48.5%
2017-Q18.8%
2017-Q29.1%
2017-Q39.0%
2017-Q48.1%
2018-Q18.1%
2018-Q28.1%
2018-Q38.5%
2018-Q49.6%
2019-Q19.9%
2019-Q28.8%
2019-Q38.7%
2019-Q48.6%
2020-Q19.2%
2020-Q211.1%
2020-Q311.0%
2020-Q49.9%
2021-Q19.7%
2021-Q29.5%
2021-Q38.9%
2021-Q49.1%
2022-Q19.5%
2022-Q29.4%
2022-Q38.7%
2022-Q47.8%
2023-Q18.5%
2023-Q28.3%
2023-Q38.0%
2023-Q46.7%
2024-Q16.6%
2024-Q26.6%
2024-Q36.4%
2024-Q46.0%
2025-Q16.6%
2025-Q27.0%
2025-Q37.2%
2025-Q46.4%
2026-Q16.4%
2026-Q27.0%
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Shops: central versus fringe, vacancies, rentals and supply
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