industry
20 Aug 2019
Domestic wholesale sales decreased 6.2% in 2Q2019 compared to 2Q2018. Excluding petroleum, domestic sales fell 8.5%. Foreign wholesale sales decreased 3.9% over the same period. Excluding petroleum, foreign sales declined 4.1%.
trade and investment
16 Aug 2019
Non-oil domestic exports rose 3.7% in Jul 2019 on a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, after the previous month's 7.8% decrease.
economy
13 Aug 2019
The Singapore economy grew by 0.1% on a year-on-year basis in 2Q2019. Real GDP growth is expected to be ‘0.0% to 1.0%’ in 2019.
reference
08 Aug 2019
'Singapore in Figures, 2019' released.
industry
08 Aug 2019
Retail sales decreased 8.9% in Jun 2019 compared to Jun 2018. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales declined 2.7%. Sales of food & beverage services grew by 5.3% in Jun 2019 compared to Jun 2018.
economy
06 Aug 2019
Results of the Economic Survey of Singapore, 2nd Quarter 2019 will be released on 13 Aug 2019, 8.00a.m..
households
31 Jul 2019
Income growth generally outpaced expenditure growth and standard of living has improved with high ownership of consumer durables among all households. In 2017/18, Singapore resident households' average monthly household income from all sources rose 2.4% per annum to $11,780 from $10,470 in 2012/13. Households spent an average of $4,910 a month on goods and services, an increase of 0.8% per annum from the $4,720 in 2012/13.
industry
31 Jul 2019
14% of firms in the services sector are optimistic about the business conditions while 12% of firms foresee slower business, resulting in a net weighted balance of 2% of firms predicting a more favourable business outlook for second half of 2019.
industry
31 Jul 2019
Overall, a net weighted balance of 11% of manufacturers predicts a less favourable business situation for Jul to Dec 2019, compared to 2Q2019.
population
30 Jul 2019
27,007 marriages were registered in 2018, 4.3% lower than in 2017. Marital dissolutions fell 3.1% to 7,344 over the same period. In 2018, the general marriage rate and the general divorce rate decreased.
economy
29 Jul 2019
The Import, Export, Singapore Manufactured Products and Domestic Supply Price Indices fell 1.6%, 1.7%, 1.9% and 2.2% respectively in Jun over May 2019.
economy
26 Jul 2019
Employment (excluding Foreign Domestic Workers) grew by 4,000 in 2Q2019, lower than the previous quarter.