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IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard - Economic and Financial Data for Singapore
© Singapore Department of Statistics
[14 May 2008]

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Singapore has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

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$m
Q4 '07
58,538.6
58,842.3
5.4
9.5
  Goods Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
18,830.2
19,167.4
2.9
11.6
 
    Manufacturing
S$m
Q4 '07
15,526.9
16,032.1
0.2
11.0
 
    Construction
S$m
Q4 '07
2,313.4
2,132.5
24.3
20.1
 
    Utilities
S$m
Q4 '07
942.7
956.9
5.6
4.8
 
    Other Goods  Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
47.2
45.9
-6.5
0.2
 
  Services
  Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
37,041.2
36,767.2
7.7
8.5
 
    Wholesale &
    Retail Trade
S$m
Q4 '07
9,429.3
9,687.8
6.0
6.8
 
    Transport &
    Storage
S$m
Q4 '07
5,136.0
5,089.8
5.4
5.0
 
    Hotels &
    Restaurants
S$m
Q4 '07
982.9
947.7
2.5
4.9
 
    Information &
    Communications
S$m
Q4 '07
2,341.3
2,311.0
6.1
6.6
 
    Financial
    Services
S$m
Q4 '07
7,062.5
6,891.5
15.9
20.1
 
    Business
    Services
S$m
Q4 '07
6,596.8
6,458.5
8.7
7.5
 
    Other Services
    Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
5,492.4
5,380.9
4.0
4.6
 
  Ownership of
  Dwellings
S$m
Q4 '07
2,035.1
2,023.2
1.5
1.3
 
  Less: Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured
S$m
Q4 '07
3,155.6
3,008.4
14.9
10.6
 
Gross Value Added at Basic Prices
S$m
Q4 '07
54,750.9
54,949.4
5.4
9.2
 
  Add: Taxes on Products
S$m
Q4 '07
3,787.7
3,892.9
5.2
13.7
 
* GDP at Current Market Prices 2/
S$m
Q4 '07
64,162.4
62,647.2
10.8
15.1
 
  Goods Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
18,011.1
18,710.6
1.0
8.0
 
    Manufacturing
S$m
Q4 '07
14,438.6
15,393.7
-2.8
6.6
 
    Construction
S$m
Q4 '07
2,594.1
2,345.6
26.9
20.6
 
    Utilities
S$m
Q4 '07
930.8
925.2
3.8
3.9
 
    Other Goods
    Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
47.6
46.1
-3.3
3.1
 
  Services Producing
  Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
42,065.7
39,752.0
11.8
13.8
 
    Wholesale &
    Retail Trade
S$m
Q4 '07
9,919.6
10,133.4
4.0
4.3
 
    Transport &
    Storage
S$m
Q4 '07
6,161.5
5,549.1
10.8
12.5
 
    Hotels &
    Restaurants
S$m
Q4 '07
1,254.1
1,174.6
14.3
14.0
 
    Information &
    Communications
S$m
Q4 '07
2,240.4
2,206.3
4.2
5.2
 
    Financial
    Services
S$m
Q4 '07
7,840.9
7,529.0
18.5
31.9
 
    Business
    Services
S$m
Q4 '07
8,146.1
7,540.1
22.8
21.2
 
    Other Services     Industries
S$m
Q4 '07
6,503.1
5,619.5
7.7
7.6
 
  Ownership of
  Dwellings
S$m
Q4 '07
3,128.1
2,973.6
34.0
30.6
 
  Less: Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured
S$m
Q4 '07
3,358.0
3,313.5
16.1
21.1
 
Gross Value Added at Basic Prices
S$m
Q4 '07
59,846.9
58,122.7
9.0
12.3
 
  Add: Taxes on
  Products
S$m
Q4 '07
4,315.5
4,524.5
44.9
71.0
 
Industrial Production Index #/
(2007=100) Volume Index
Mar '08
115.7
96.3
16.9
10.6
Employment 11/ #/
'000
Q1 '08
2,799.2
2,730.8
10.0
9.4
Unemployment 3/ 11/ #/(quarterly)
% of labour force
Q1 '08
2.0
1.7
-
-
 
Wages/Earnings (monthly average for the quarter)
S$
Q4 '07
4,130
3,481
4.3
6.9
 
Consumer Price Index 4/
(2004=100)
Mar '08
108.5
108.6
6.7
6.5
Producer Prices (Domestic Supply Price Index)
(2006=100)
Mar '08
107.3
105.7
10.5
10.9
 
 
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Fiscal Sector
General Government or Public Sector Operations
* Total Revenue and Grants
S$m
2006
48,607
44,314
-
-
 
Expenditure & Lending minus Repayments
S$m
2006
30,260
26,290
-
-
 
* Deficit (-) or Surplus
S$m
2006
18,347
18,024
-
-
 
* Total Financing
S$m
2006
-18,347
-18,024
-
-
 
  Domestic Financing
S$m
2006
-18,347
-18,024
-
-
 
    From Monetary
    Authorities
S$m
2006
-2,445
-673
-
-
 
    From Deposit
    Money Banks
S$m
2006
-24,864
-29,284
-
-
 
    Other Domestic
    Financing
S$m
2006
8,962
11,933
-
-
 
  Foreign Financing
S$m
2006
0
0
-
-
 
 
Central Government Operations
* Total Revenue and Grants
S$m
Mar '08
5,217.7
7,215.9
-
-
 
* Expenditure & Net Lending
S$m
Mar '08
7,169.5
2,496.8
-
-
 
* Deficit (-) or Surplus
S$m
Mar '08
-1,951.8
4,719.1
-
-
 
* Total Financing
S$m
Mar '08
1,951.8
-4,719.1
-
-
 
  Domestic
  Financing
S$m
Mar '08
1,951.8
-4,719.1
-
-
 
    Total Net
    Borrowing
S$m
Mar '08
600.0
3,037.7
-
-
 
    Use of Cash  Balances
S$m
Mar '08
1,351.8
-7,756.8
-
-
 
  Foreign Financing
S$m
Mar '08
0.0
0.0
-
-
 
Central Government Debt
S$m
Q4 '07
234,093.2
228,451.7
13.4
8.1
 
* External Debt
S$m
Q4 '07
0
0
-
-
 
* Domestic Debt
S$m
Q4 '07
234,093.2
228,451.7
13.4
8.1
 
  Registered
  Stocks & Bonds
S$m
Q4 '07
193,826.5
192,002.7
8.3
6.1
 
  Treasury Bills
S$m
Q4 '07
32,900.0
29,900.0
27.5
16.3
 
  Advance
  Deposits
S$m
Q4 '07
7,366.7
6,549.0
328.1
38.2
 
* Domestic Debt (Excluding Advance Deposits)
S$m
Q4 '07
226,726.5
221,902.7
10.8
7.4
 
  1 year maturity
  or less
S$m
Q4 '07
59,606.3
45,414.9
27.3
6.4
 
  More than 1 year
  maturity
S$m
Q4 '07
167,120.2
176,487.8
5.8
7.6
 
 
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Financial Sector
* Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector #/
* Narrow Money (M1)
S$m
Mar '08
68,875.7
69,445.1
24.2
26.0
 
* Broad money (M3)
S$m
Mar '08
322,708.4
315,635.4
12.5
12.8
 
* Domestic credit to the general government
S$m
Mar '08
70,904.3
69,402.1
15.4
14.0
 
* Other domestic credit
S$m
Mar '08
245,143.0
239,346.9
19.6
18.3
 
* Net Foreign Assets
S$m
Mar '08
251,359.7
242,087.0
5.4
3.4
 
  
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank #/
* Reserve money
S$m
Apr '08
29,485.2
28,732.9
12.0
12.6
 
* Net domestic claims on the general government
S$m
Apr '08
-104,042.0
-106,294.7
11.0
4.9
 
* Other gross domestic claims
S$m
Apr '08
0.2
0.2
-33.3
-33.3
 
* Net External Position
S$m
Apr '08
237,985.8
244,178.9
12.3
17.4
 
* Other Items (Net)
S$m
Apr '08
104,458.8
109,151.5
13.8
34.6
 
  
Interest Rates (end of month) 5/
* 1-month Interbank Bid Rate
% p.a
Apr '08
1.13
1.00
-1.38
-1.94
 
* 1-month Interbank Offer Rate
%p.a
Apr '08
1.25
1.13
-1.38
-1.69
 
* 3-mth Treasury Bills Interest Rate
%p.a
Apr '08
0.95
0.83
-1.25
-1.79
 
* 5-year Govt Bonds Interest Rate
%p.a
Apr '08
1.82
1.64
-0.65
-1.06
 
Stock Market (as at end month) (Straits Times Index) 6/  
Mar '08
3,007.36
3,026.45
-6.9
-2.5
 
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External Sector
Balance of Payments #/
S$m
Q4 '07
12,614.9
6,031.4
33.0
21.4
 
* Imports of goods and services
S$m
Q4 '07
131,682.6
123,871.9
11.1
1.6
 
* Exports of goods and services
S$m
Q4 '07
146,662.3
145,326.1
7.5
5.3
 
* Net income receipts
S$m
Q4 '07
-3,396.8
-2,533.6
-
-