Available and Vacant Office and Retail Space
‘000 sq m nett
End of
Period
Office Space
Retail Space
1
Available
2
Floor Space
Vacant Floor
3
Space
Vacancy
3
Rate (%)
Available
2
Floor Space
Vacant Floor
3
Space
Vacancy
3
Rate (%)
3Q/2013
7,390
712
9.6
5,633
297
5.3
4Q/2013
7,441
733
9.9
5,698
254
4.5
1Q/2014
7,456
742
10.0
5,717
332
5.8
2Q/2014
7,455
719
9.6
5,766
343
5.9
3Q/2014
7,408
622
8.4
5,818
380
6.5
4Q/2014
7,553
773
10.2
5,914
344
5.8
1Q/2015
7,575
776
10.2
5,948
403
6.8
2Q/2015
7,583
746
9.8
5,973
428
7.2
3Q/2015
7,580
728
9.6
5,949
417
7.0
4Q/2015
7,559
717
9.5
5,971
431
7.2
1Q/2016
7,536
693
9.2
5,990
439
7.3
2Q/2016
7,563
690
9.1
6,019
467
7.8
1
This refers to the space used for shop, food & beverage (F&B), entertainment and health & fitness purposes.
2
The office and retail stock cover office and retail space in commercial buildings as well as those in HDB estates and
shophouses. The stock of available space is updated quarterly based on information from Temporary Occupation Permit
(TOP)/Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC), permit for change of use and demolition.
3
The statistics on vacancy rates are obtained mainly through surveys.