FILE PHOTO: A general view of private condominiums and public housing estates in Singapore June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sales of private homes by developers in Singapore rose 47.2 percent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Monday.

Data compiled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed developers sold 1,054 units last month, compared with 716 units in the same month a year earlier.

The level of sales more than doubled from the 455 units sold in the previous month.

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