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IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard - Economic and Financial Data for Singapore
© Singapore Department of Statistics
[8 Feb 2010]

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Unless otherwise stated, data are final when first released.

Unless otherwise stated, data are not seasonally adjusted when first released.
 
 
 
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Real Sector
National Accounts #/
* GDP at 2000 Market Prices 1/
S$m
Q3/09
59,709.9
56,519.8
0.6
-3.3
  Goods Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q3/09
19,347.6
17,411.1
7.1
1.6
  
    Manufacturing
S$m
Q3/09
15,317.3
13,615.7
6.6
-1.1
  
    Construction
S$m
Q3/09
2,952.3
2,740.2
12.8
18.6
  
    Utilities
S$m
Q3/09
1,036.1
1,015.2
0.3
-0.9
  
    Other Goods  Industries
S$m
Q3/09
41.9
40.0
-5.4
-9.3
  
  Services
  Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q3/09
38,308.2
37,011.2
-2.2
-4.9
  
    Wholesale &
    Retail Trade
S$m
Q3/09
9,152.3
8,387.1
-8.8
-13.8
  
    Transport &
    Storage
S$m
Q3/09
5,065.6
4,862.2
-7.5
-10.7
  
    Hotels &
    Restaurants
S$m
Q3/09
973.4
927.2
-2.5
-5.9
  
    Information &
    Communications
S$m
Q3/09
2,600.2
2,600.8
0.1
0.3
  
    Financial
    Services
S$m
Q3/09
7,381.9
7,312.1
-0.2
-4.5
  
    Business
    Services
S$m
Q3/09
7,270.2
7,139.1
2.6
2.8
  
    Other Services
    Industries
S$m
Q3/09
5,864.6
5,782.7
5.1
3.8
  
  Ownership of
  Dwellings
S$m
Q3/09
2,043.3
2,033.7
0.5
0.2
  
  Less: Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured
S$m
Q3/09
3,341.2
3,322.0
1.7
3.9
  
Gross Value Added at Basic Prices
S$m
Q3/09
56,357.9
53,134.0
0.7
-3.2
  
  Add: Taxes on Products
S$m
Q3/09
3,352.0
3,385.8
-1.3
-4.5
  
* GDP at Current Market Prices 2/
S$m
Q3/09
64,173.8
61,330.3
-0.7
-3.1
  
  Goods Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q3/09
18,332.7
17,435.3
9.7
8.2
  
    Manufacturing
S$m
Q3/09
13,300.2
12,527.9
8.5
4.1
  
    Construction
S$m
Q3/09
4,078.7
3,896.8
14.1
27.5
  
    Utilities
S$m
Q3/09
911.5
968.3
7.9
-0.5
  
    Other Goods
    Industries
S$m
Q3/09
42.3
42.3
-6.0
-5.8
  
  Services Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q3/09
42,768.2
41,413.4
-4.0
-5.7
  
    Wholesale &
    Retail Trade
S$m
Q3/09
10,534.3
9,653.6
-9.3
-13.4
  
    Transport &
    Storage
S$m
Q3/09
5,106.9
4,855.8
-8.6
-12.8
  
    Hotels &
    Restaurants
S$m
Q3/09
1,217.1
1,163.2
-10.8
-13.3
  
    Information &
    Communications
S$m
Q3/09

2,469.4

2,439.1
2.2
3.6
  
    Financial
    Services
S$m
Q3/09
8,561.7
8,599.8
2.7
-1.2
  
    Business
    Services
S$m
Q3/09
8,750.2
8,631.8
-4.4
-3.7
  
    Other Services  Industries
S$m
Q3/09
6,128.6
6,070.1
0.9
3.7
  
  Ownership of
  Dwellings
S$m
Q3/09
3,420.0
3,249.8
-1.1
-1.5
  
  Less: Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured
S$m
Q3/09
4,361.2
4,470.7

5.8

11.8

  
Gross Value Added at Basic Prices
S$m
Q3/09
60,159.7
57,627.8
-0.7
-2.9
  
  Add: Taxes on
  Products
S$m
Q3/09
4,014.1
3,702.5
-0.4
-6.5
  
Industrial Production Index #/
(2007=100) Volume Index
Dec/09
100.2
86.0
14.4
-9.5
Employment 11/ #/
'000
Q4/09
2,991.2
2,952.5
1.3
0.7
Unemployment 3/ 11/ #/(quarterly)
% of labour force
Q4/09
2.1
3.4
-
-
  
Wages/Earnings (monthly average for the quarter)
S$
Q3/09
3,562
3,609
-3.0
-2.2
  
Consumer Price Index 4/
(2004=100)
Dec/09
111.2
111.8
-
-0.2
Producer Prices (Domestic Supply Price Index)
(2006=100)
Dec/09
97.0
97.1
12.7
6.0
  
 
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Fiscal Sector
General Government or Public Sector Operations
* Total Revenue and Grants
S$m
2008
65,642
67,223
-
-
  
Expenditure & Lending minus Repayments
S$m
2008
43,845
32,139
-
-
  
* Deficit (-) or Surplus
S$m
2008
21,797
35,084
-
-
  
* Total Financing
S$m
2008
-21,797
-35,084
-
-
  
  Domestic Financing
S$m
2008
-21,797
-35,084
-
-
  
    From Monetary
    Authorities
S$m
2008
-5,997
-5,247
-
-
  
    From Deposit
    Money Banks
S$m
2008
-36,222
-62,792
-
-
  
    Other Domestic
    Financing
S$m
2008
20,422
32,955
-
-
  
  Foreign Financing
S$m
2008
0
0
-
-
  
 
Central Government Operations
* Total Revenue and Grants
S$m
Dec/09
3,436.8
4,471.4
-
-
  
* Expenditure & Net Lending
S$m
Dec/09
4,017.6
3,462.4
-
-
  
* Deficit (-) or Surplus
S$m
Dec/09
-580.8
1,009.0
-
-
  
* Total Financing
S$m
Dec/09
580.8
-1,009.0
-
-
  
  Domestic
  Financing
S$m
Dec/09
580.8
-1,009.0
-
-
  
    Total Net
    Borrowing
S$m
Dec/09
1,148.0
2,303.2
-
-
  
    Use of Cash  Balances
S$m
Dec/09
-567.2
-3,312.2
-
-
  
  Foreign Financing
S$m
Dec/09
0.0
0.0
-
-
  
Central Government Debt
S$m
Q3/09
286,014.0
275,536.4
15.1
9.9
  
* External Debt
S$m
Q3/09
0
0
-
-
  
* Domestic Debt
S$m
Q3/09
286,014.0
275,536.4
15.1
9.9
  
  Registered
  Stocks & Bonds
S$m
Q3/09
230,458.4
219,966.4
10.4
8.1
  
  Treasury Bills
S$m
Q3/09
49,300.0
46,000.0
46.7
18.0
  
  Advance
  Deposits
S$m
Q3/09
6,255.6
9,570.0
3.9
17.2
  
* Domestic Debt (Excluding Advance Deposits)
S$m
Q3/09
279,758.4
265,966.4
15.4
9.7
  
  1 year maturity
  or less
S$m
Q3/09
73,280.0
64,080.0
44.0
4.9
  
  More than 1 year
  maturity
S$m
Q3/09
206,478.4
201,886.4
7.8
11.3
  
 
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Financial Sector
* Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector #/
* Narrow Money (M1)
S$m
Dec/09
93,472.1
93,287.3
23.5
25.4
  
* Broad money (M3)
S$m
Dec/09
378,528.2
372,555.1
10.6
9.3
  
* Domestic credit to the general government
S$m
Dec/09
89,100.4
91,482.3
21.1
28.8
  
* Other domestic credit
S$m
Dec/09
273,530.7
271,443.8
2.0
1.5
  
* Net Foreign Assets
S$m
Dec/09
295,178.5
298,437.4
11.9
14.8
  
  
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank #/
* Reserve money
S$m
Dec/09
36,337.0
35,325.7
6.5
9.2
  
* Net domestic claims on the general government
S$m
Dec/09
-109,296.1
-113,943.7
-13.2
-5.4
  
* Other gross domestic claims
S$m
Dec/09
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
  
* Net External Position
S$m
Dec/09
261,294.6
258,837.0
4.7
3.6
  
* Other Items (Net)
S$m
Dec/09
115,661.7
109,567.8
29.1
12.9
  
  
Interest Rates (end of month) 5/
* 1-month Interbank Bid Rate
% p.a
Dec/09
0.19
0.19
-0.31
-0.25
  
* 1-month Interbank Offer Rate
%p.a
Dec/09
0.44
0.44
-0.31
-0.25
  
* 3-mth Treasury Bills Interest Rate
%p.a
Dec/09
0.55
0.47
-0.02
-0.10
  
* 5-year Govt Bonds Interest Rate
%p.a
Dec/09
1.28
1.31
-0.12
-0.22
  
Stock Market (as at end month) (Straits Times Index) 6/  
Dec/09
2,897.62
2,732.12
64.5
57.7
 
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External Sector
Balance of Payments #/
S$m
Q3/09
7,020.8
1,031.1
-427.9
-76.0
  
* Imports of goods and services
S$m
Q3/09
120,085.4
109,192.9
-19.0
-24.1
  
* Exports of goods and services
S$m
Q3/09
133,585.7
121,246.1
-17.9
-22.4
  
* Net income receipts
S$m
Q3/09
-4,085.5
-2,399.3
-
-
  
* Net receipts from current transfers
S$m
Q3/09
-1,090.8
-1,085.7
-
-
  
* International reserves #/
(increase in assets is indicated by a minus [-] sign)
S$m
Q3/09
-7,020.8
-1,031.1
-
-
  
* Financial transactions
S$m
Q3/09
-3,289.4
-6,666.5
-
-
  
Merchandise Trade
S$m
Dec/09
70,696.0
66,841.9
20.0
0.4
  
* Total exports (f.o.b)
S$m
Dec/09
36,950.1
35,557.7
23.3
4.5
  
* Total imports (c.i.f)
S$m
Dec/09
33,746.0
31,284.2
16.5
-3.8
  
  
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Official Foreign Reserves
US$m
Jan/10
189,618.6
187,809.1
13.5
7.8
* Foreign Currency Reserves (in convertible foreign currencies)
US$m
Jan/10
192,711.4
187,421.5
13.4
5.6
  
* IMF Reserve Position
US$m
Jan/10
267.3
267.5
60.2
50.5
  
* SDRs
US$m
Jan/10
1,523.7
1,536.9
325.1
315.4
  
* Gold (including gold deposits and if appropriate, gold swapped)
US$m
Jan/10
211.7
211.7
0
0
  
* Other Reserve Assets 12/
US$m
Jan/10
-5,095.5
-1,628.5
-44.8
60.3
  
Template for International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Official Reserve Assets
US$m
Dec/09
187,809.1
188,900.2
7.8
14.0
RT 8/
  
International Investment Position #/
Singapore External Assets
S$m
2008
1,354,845.0
1,342,917.9
0.9
12.1
  
* Direct Investment
S$m
2008
289,842.1
277,395.6
4.5
10.6
  
* Portfolio Investment
S$m
2008
290,468.3
291,150.2
-0.2
11.4
  
  Equity Securities
S$m
2008
182,532.6
182,719.5
-0.1
18.5
  
  Debt Securities
S$m
2008
107,935.7
108,430.7
-0.5
1.2
  
* Other Investment
S$m
2008
524,188.6
539,826.5
-2.9
13.2
  
* Reserve Assets 9/
S$m
2008
250,346.0
234,545.6
6.7
12.2
  
Singapore External Liabilities
S$m
2008
1,079,369.2
1,101,200.9
-2.0
23.9
  
* Direct Investment
S$m
2008
406,109.4
385,155.1
5.4
21.7
  
* Portfolio Investment
S$m
2008
145,130.5
263,162.0
-44.9
33.0
  
  Equity Securities
S$m
2008
123,501.8
238,047.9
-48.1
37.5
  
  Debt Securities
S$m
2008
21,628.7
25,114.1
-13.9
1.1
  
* Other Investment
S$m
2008
528,129.3
452,883.8
16.6
20.9
  
Net International Investment Position
S$m
2008
275,475.8
241,717.0
14.0
-21.8
  
  
External Debt #/
Direct Investment: Intercompany Loans
S$m
Q3/09
26,530.7
25,938.4
4.9
6.5
  
* Debt Liabilities to Direct Investors
S$m
Q3/09
18,968.2
18,711.0
5.2
8.6
  
* Debt Liabilities to Affiliated Enterprises
S$m
Q3/09
7,562.5
7,227.4
4.1
1.6
  
Other Liabilities
S$m
Q3/09
552,376.9
540,490.2
-2.6
-0.1
  
* Government
S$m
Q3/09
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
  
* Banking Sector
S$m
Q3/09
213,257.6
213,830.8
1.9
2.2
  
  Short-term
S$m
Q3/09
199,474.0
202,671.0
-1.3
0.5
  
    Loans
S$m
Q3/09
164,393.8
167,422.5
-1.9
0.1
  
    Currency and
    Deposits
S$m
Q3/09
35,062.5
35,224.0
1.2
2.0
  
    Money Market
    Instruments &
    Others
S$m
Q3/09
17.7
24.5
68.6
147.5
  
  Long-term
S$m
Q3/09
13,783.6
11,159.8
97.0
50.1
  
    Loans
S$m
Q3/09
1,379.8
1,409.9
-2.8
-0.5
  
    Bonds and Notes
    & Others
S$m
Q3/09
12,403.8
9,749.9
122.4
62.0
  
* Other Sector
S$m
Q3/09
339,119.3
326,659.4
-5.2
-1.6
  
  Short-term
S$m
Q3/09
250,686.0
235,249.5
-7.4
-5.3
  
    Trade Credits
S$m
Q3/09
92,023.7
84,607.7
-7.5
-8.6
  
    Loans
S$m
Q3/09
109,940.7
108,557.9
-3.9
-1.5
  
    Money Market
    Instruments &
    Others
S$m
Q3/09
48,721.6
42,083.9
-14.3
-7.9
  
  Long-term
S$m
Q3/09
88,433.3
91,409.9
1.7
9.5
  
    Loans
S$m
Q3/09
75,493.5
77,535.7
9.3
20.4
  
    Bonds and Notes
    & Others
S$m
Q3/09
12,939.8
13,874.2
-27.4
-27.2
  
Gross External Debt
S$m
Q3/09
578,907.6
566,428.6
-2.2
0.2
  
Exchange Rate S$ per US$ (as at end-month) 5/
S$ per US$
Jan/10
1.4046
1.4034
-6.9
-2.5
  
 
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Population
(Mid-year estimates of Singapore Total Population) 10
'000
2009
4,987.6
4,839.4
3.1
5.5
  
 
Footnotes:
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#/ Data are preliminary when first released.
1/ Seasonally adjusted data for quarterly constant price GDP are available through STS.
2/ Seasonally adjusted quarterly current price GDP data are available through STS.
3/ Data are seasonally adjusted.
4/ Seasonally adjusted series for monthly CPI are available through STS.
5/ Data on daily interest rates and exchange rates are available on Reuters, Bloomberg, etc.
6/ Wef 10 Jan 2008, the Straits Times Index was revamped. The base date for this index is 9 Jan 2008.
7/ Official Foreign Reserves.
8/ Reserves Template.
9/ Assets held by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
10/ Total population comprises Singapore residents and non-residents. The resident population comprises Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
11/ Data are at end of period.
12/ Data include investment in ABF (see AsianBondsOnline.adb.org).
 
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