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Census of Manufacturing Activities

The Census of Manufacturing Activities survey is conducted annually by the Research and Statistics Unit of the Economic Development Board (EDB). The activities covered in the census include manufacturing and industrial servicing. They are classified according to the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020. The reference period is the calendar year, except for those establishments whose financial years do not coincide with the calendar year. The results provide comprehensive data for the study of the structure and trends of the manufacturing sector.

Index of Industrial Production

The index of industrial production covers all manufacturing activities classified under Section C of the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020. The indices published are at the 2-digit industry division and total manufacturing levels.

The reference year for the index of industrial production is 2019. The value-added weighting pattern is updated annually based on data from the Census of Manufacturing Activities. The weighting pattern reflects the relative importance of the industry divisions and changing structure within the manufacturing sector. The Laspeyres’ annual chain link formula is used for the compilation of the index.

Unit Business Cost Index

The Unit Business Cost Index (UBCI) is compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics. It measures the relative business cost of producing one unit of real manufacturing output with respect to the base year. The main components of business cost are labour cost, services cost, as well as non-labour production taxes. The UBCI is compiled based on the benchmark on business cost from the Census of Manufacturing Activities (CMA) and extrapolated using data from the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing Activities (MMA).

Data

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Key Indicators

Items	Unit	Latest Period	Latest Data	% Change (Y-o-Y) 1/	Previous Period Data	% Change (Y-o-Y) 2/
Manufacturing
Industrial Production Index (2019=100)		Mar-25	124.6	5.8	112.6	0.9
Total Output 3/ 4/ 5/	S$m	2024	423,607	3.0	411,193	-11.0
Value Added 4/	S$m	2024	114,464	5.2	108,755	-20.1
Employment 4/	'000	2024	350.5	-3.5	363.1	1.4
Remuneration 4/	S$m	2024	25,926	1.6	25,508	2.7
Change in Unit Labour Cost of Manufacturing	%	2024	83.4	-0.8	84.1	9.5

Data are preliminary when first released.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.
3 Classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2020.
4 Refers to all manufacturing establishments.
5 Includes manufacturing output and other operating income.

Index of Industrial Production

Title : Index Of Industrial Production (2019 = 100), Annual

Index

Data Items	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total	94.813	101.477	100	107.531	121.837	125.126	119.833	124.36
Food, Beverage & Tobacco	94.815	97.729	100.002	91.643	87.295	100.018	98.715	103.193
Textiles	124.337	114.458	100	52.223	30.328	16.902	7.432	3.198
Wearing Apparel	42.696	40.023	100	118.936	164.799	231.491	163.366	190.836
Leather Products	120.43	112.254	100	58.813	92.76	98.757	103.867	68.967
Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork	121.471	112.518	100	85.479	127.794	153.776	151.535	147.948
Paper & Paper Products	93.489	100.102	100	96.279	100.308	101.67	96.469	68.007
Printing And Reproduction Of Recorded Media	121.383	110.64	100	84.482	76.528	80.6	71.835	72.96
Refined Petroleum Products	105.888	105.41	100	83.527	86.039	92.514	91.149	95.456
Chemicals & Chemical Products	96.874	101.769	100	100.551	110.171	101.579	92.87	96.757
Pharmaceuticals And Biological Products	83.22	89.665	100	130.684	145.311	130.301	104.793	81.564
Rubber & Plastic Products	101.684	100.097	100	98.799	116.907	122.488	103.961	108.123
Non-Metallic Mineral Products	119.049	104.811	100	64.019	95.852	96.463	101.167	98.906
Basic Metals	126.654	110.925	100	97.569	111.221	108.901	105.125	87.157
Fabricated Metal Products	100.601	100.785	100	91.364	110.296	117.574	106.519	101.366
Computer, Electronic & Optical Products	98.036	106.041	100	111.131	126.717	129.185	125.481	133.896
Electrical Equipment	84.779	95.087	100	90.385	106.859	116.053	98.649	104.505
Machinery & Equipment	97.986	111.927	100	109.581	136.465	152.909	146.419	153.613
Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers	113.584	109.725	100	87.316	97.715	103.815	120.443	105.264
Other Transport Equipment	94.063	96.958	100	75.676	88.96	108.155	121.12	135.211
Furniture	115.75	108.69	100	65.015	93.595	113.536	122.871	105.987
Other Manufacturing Industries	84.241	92.856	100	109.561	117.956	122.693	122.99	126.478

SOURCE : ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Footnotes

The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2020.

Index Of Industrial Production (Base Year 2019 = 100), Annual

Principal Manufacturing Statistics

Title : Principal Statistics Of Manufacturing, (Excluding Rubber Processing And Granite Quarrying), Annual

Data Items	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Establishments (Number)	9,096	8,788	9,017	9,175	9,540	9,872	10,604	Na
Workers (Number)	386,096	381,872	379,499	370,111	350,385	357,993	363,125	350,451
Manufacturing Output (Thousand Dollars)	305,741,733	344,416,710	324,947,659	300,540,821	380,220,516	444,360,770	392,522,107	Na
Materials (Thousand Dollars)	154,772,442	175,057,913	169,160,186	149,028,522	192,573,751	228,528,807	207,841,284	211,851,479
Remuneration (Thousand Dollars)	21,654,399	21,827,870	22,616,800	22,199,667	23,030,172	24,838,653	25,507,875	25,925,826
Other Operating Costs (Thousand Dollars)	88,284,400	90,273,354	76,069,395	75,479,242	86,586,884	97,379,741	94,596,393	Na
Value Added (Thousand Dollars)	79,060,886	99,540,803	92,570,365	88,900,968	115,341,094	136,144,979	108,755,451	114,463,662
Net Operating Surplus (Thousand Dollars)	48,500,203	68,367,344	59,345,814	56,011,131	81,284,124	100,460,455	71,990,107	Na
Sales (Thousand Dollars)	305,132,093	343,536,494	325,215,627	300,006,157	377,472,257	440,244,473	394,135,221	Na
Direct Exports (Thousand Dollars)	213,656,225	239,350,145	227,724,657	223,488,218	278,208,514	320,721,669	289,642,576	Na
Net Fixed Assets At End Of Year (Thousand Dollars)	72,987,314	73,106,607	80,685,035	81,102,393	81,213,492	84,060,522	83,563,288	Na
Gross Fixed Assets At End Of Year (Thousand Dollars)	188,729,523	193,955,305	210,092,054	219,654,925	225,700,758	238,931,672	246,385,751	Na
Total Output * Refers to manufacturing output and other operating income. (Thousand Dollars)	322,117,728	364,872,070	337,799,947	313,408,732	394,501,728	462,053,527	411,193,127	423,606,876

SOURCE : ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Footnotes

From 2002, figures include data gathered from all manufacturing establishments. Prior to 2002, data refer to establishments engaging 10 or more workers. Valuation of output has been changed to basic price. Historical manufacturing output, total output, operating cost, sales and direct exports have been revised accordingly from 1980. The values of fixed assets are at end of year. Year 2023 data are preliminary estimates.

Principal Statistics Of Manufacturing, (Excluding Rubber Processing And Granite Quarrying), Annual

Selected Averages And Ratios In The Manufacturing Sector, (Excluding Rubber Processing And Granite Quarrying), Annual

Manufacturing Establishments By Industry, Annual

Manufacturing Output In Manufacturing By Industry, Annual

Total Output In Manufacturing By Industry, Annual

Value Added Of Manufacturing Establishments By Industry, Annual

Workers In Manufacturing By Industry, Annual

Remuneration In Manufacturing By Industry, Annual

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