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Census of Manufacturing Activities

A census of manufacturing establishments 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)

Aug-23 108.6 -12.1 121.1 -1.1
Total Output 3/ 4/ 5/ S$m 2022 465,435 18.0 394,502 25.9
Value Added 4/ S$m  2022 134,520 16.6 115,341 29.7
Employment 4/ '000  2022 358.4 2.3 350.4 -5.3
Remuneration 4/ S$m 2022 24,434 6.1 23,030 3.7
Change in Unit Labour Cost of Manufacturing % 2022  76.7 9.6 70.0 0.4

Index of Industrial Production

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

Index

Data Items

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Total

82.812
85.876
94.813
101.477
100
107.531
121.837
125.126

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

85.914
89.066
94.815
97.729
100.002
91.643
87.295
100.018

Textiles

146.423
135.347
124.337
114.458
100
52.223
30.328
16.902

Wearing Apparel

48.396
40.362
42.696
40.023
100
118.936
164.799
231.491

Leather Products

152.368
135.376
120.43
112.254
100
58.813
92.76
98.757

Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork

130.82
124.223
121.471
112.518
100
85.479
127.794
153.776

Paper & Paper Products

97.161
94.579
93.489
100.102
100
96.279
100.308
101.67

Printing And Reproduction Of Recorded Media

165.972
141.163
121.383
110.64
100
84.482
76.528
80.6

Refined Petroleum Products

93.308
97.247
105.888
105.41
100
83.527
86.039
92.514

Chemicals & Chemical Products

91.992
90.94
96.874
101.769
100
100.551
110.171
101.579

Pharmaceuticals And Biological Products

85.334
97.068
83.22
89.665
100
130.684
145.311
130.301

Rubber & Plastic Products

108.572
99.249
101.684
100.097
100
98.799
116.907
122.488

Non-Metallic Mineral Products

163.602
146.901
119.049
104.811
100
64.019
95.852
96.463

Basic Metals

116.958
124.24
126.654
110.925
100
97.569
111.221
108.901

Fabricated Metal Products

110.193
103.341
100.601
100.785
100
91.364
110.296
117.574

Computer, Electronic & Optical Products

64.623
73.738
98.036
106.041
100
111.131
126.717
129.185

Electrical Equipment

75.898
77.026
84.779
95.087
100
90.385
106.859
116.053

Machinery & Equipment

113.825
91.931
97.986
111.927
100
109.581
136.465
152.909

Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers

90.66
95.475
113.584
109.725
100
87.316
97.715
103.815

Other Transport Equipment

94.737
95.666
94.063
96.958
100
75.676
88.96
108.155

Furniture

170.19
161.567
115.75
108.69
100
65.015
93.595
113.536

Other Manufacturing Industries

69.448
76.676
84.241
92.856
100
109.561
117.956
122.693
SOURCE : ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Principal Manufacturing Statistics

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

Data Items

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Establishments

(Number)

8,778
8,988
9,096
8,788
9,017
9,175
9,540
Na

Workers

(Number)

403,286
388,791
386,096
381,872
379,499
370,111
350,385
358,366

Manufacturing Output

(Thousand Dollars)

271,120,094
259,495,928
305,741,733
344,416,710
324,947,659
300,540,821
380,220,516
447,531,611

Materials

(Thousand Dollars)

145,057,380
129,439,816
154,772,442
175,057,913
169,160,186
149,028,522
192,573,751
230,352,785

Remuneration

(Thousand Dollars)

21,678,032
21,188,974
21,654,399
21,827,870
22,616,800
22,199,667
23,030,172
24,434,217

Other Operating Costs

(Thousand Dollars)

70,632,297
74,049,696
88,284,400
90,273,354
76,069,395
75,479,242
86,586,884
Na

Value Added

(Thousand Dollars)

69,001,493
70,043,650
79,060,886
99,540,803
92,570,365
88,900,968
115,341,094
134,520,463

Net Operating Surplus

(Thousand Dollars)

38,212,592
39,171,912
48,500,203
68,367,344
59,345,814
56,011,131
81,284,124
Na

Sales

(Thousand Dollars)

271,842,624
259,132,522
305,132,093
343,536,494
325,215,627
300,006,157
377,472,257
Na

Direct Exports

(Thousand Dollars)

183,295,216
178,612,922
213,656,225
239,350,145
227,724,657
223,488,218
278,208,514
Na

Net Fixed Assets At End Of Year

(Thousand Dollars)

66,538,383
68,632,792
72,987,314
73,106,607
80,685,035
81,102,393
81,213,492
Na

Gross Fixed Assets At End Of Year

(Thousand Dollars)

172,563,488
179,131,694
188,729,523
193,955,305
210,092,054
219,654,925
225,700,758
Na

Total Output * Refers to manufacturing output and other operating income.

(Thousand Dollars)

284,691,170
273,533,162
322,117,728
364,872,070
337,799,947
313,408,732
394,501,728
465,435,332
SOURCE : ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

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