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)
|
|
Jun-25 |
127.5 |
8.0 |
119.5 |
3.6 |
| 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
Principal Manufacturing Statistics
Definitions
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Other References
Unit Business Cost Index
Methodological Review on the Unit Business Cost Index for the Manufacturing Industry (Base Year 2010 = 100)
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External Sources
Manufacturing Statistics
Economic Development Board
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