Between 2007/08 and 2012/13, the expenditure of households in condominiums, other apartments and landed properties grew at a broadly similar pace as those in HDB flats. The expenditure of households in HDB 1- and 2-room flats increased at the fastest rate at 6.1 per cent per annum on average from $960 to $1,290, or 5.9 per cent from $490 to $650 after taking into account household size. This was partly due to a low base in 2007/08, and also represented a reversal of the decline in expenditure seen in the previous 5 years from 2002/03 to 2007/084. More importantly, their average monthly household income increased faster relative to other housing types between 2007/08 and 2012/13 (Chart 1.2a, 1.2b). Specifically, the average household income of households in HDB 1- and 2-room flats increased by 6.8 per cent per annum over this period (details in Chapter 2 – Household Income).