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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 2025. 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 (2025=100)		Jan-26	114.9	16.6	109.5	10.9
Total Output 3/ 4/ 5/	S$m	2025	479,057	11.5	429,584	4.6
Value Added 4/	S$m	2025	132,814	13.9	116,595	7.4
Employment 4/	'000	2025	350.8	-0.5	352.4	-2.2
Remuneration 4/	S$m	2025	26,445	1.6	26,023	3.2
Change in Unit Labour Cost of Manufacturing	%	2025	80.5	-4.3	84.1	-0.4

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) 2025.
4 Refers to all manufacturing establishments.
5 Includes manufacturing output and other operating income.

Index of Industrial Production

Title : Index Of Industrial Production (2025 = 100), Annual

Index

Data Items	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total	75.06	73.967	79.538	90.119	92.552	88.638	91.987	100
Food, Beverage & Tobacco	101.708	104.073	95.375	90.849	104.09	102.734	107.394	100.001
Textiles & Wearing Apparel	Na	Na	Na	Na	Na	Na	Na	100
Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork	82.649	73.454	62.788	93.87	112.954	111.308	108.674	100
Paper & Paper Products	312.223	311.905	300.3	312.866	317.114	300.892	212.118	100
Printing And Reproduction Of Recorded Media	155.293	140.359	118.577	107.414	113.129	100.826	102.406	100
Refined Petroleum Products	108.23	102.675	85.761	88.34	94.988	93.588	98.009	100
Chemicals & Chemical Products	106.676	104.822	105.399	115.484	106.477	97.348	101.422	100
Pharmaceuticals And Biological Products	88.709	98.933	129.29	143.761	128.911	103.675	80.694	100
Rubber & Plastic Products	91.613	91.524	90.425	106.998	112.106	95.149	98.959	100
Non-Metallic Mineral Products	102.332	97.634	62.505	93.585	94.182	98.774	96.566	100
Basic Metals	97.609	87.996	85.857	97.869	95.828	92.506	76.694	100
Fabricated Metal Products	111.847	110.976	101.392	122.401	130.478	118.21	112.492	100
Computer, Electronic & Optical Products	70.389	66.379	73.768	84.115	85.752	83.294	88.88	100
Electrical Equipment	88.389	92.956	84.018	99.331	107.879	91.7	97.144	100
Machinery & Equipment	71.075	63.502	69.585	86.657	97.1	92.978	97.547	100
Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers	114.721	104.553	91.292	102.164	108.542	125.927	110.057	100
Other Transport Equipment	57.511	59.315	44.887	52.767	64.152	71.843	80.201	100
Furniture	103.439	95.169	61.874	89.074	108.051	116.935	100.867	100
Other Manufacturing Industries	Na	Na	Na	Na	Na	Na	Na	100

SOURCE : ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Footnotes

The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2025.

Index Of Industrial Production (Base Year 2025 = 100), Annual

Principal Manufacturing Statistics

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

Data Items	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Establishments (Number)	8,787	9,016	9,174	9,539	9,871	10,603	9,858	Na
Workers (Number)	378,903	376,879	367,504	347,904	355,236	360,470	352,361	350,764
Manufacturing Output (Thousand Dollars)	343,841,525	324,431,873	300,128,305	379,845,202	444,025,502	392,206,183	413,042,606	Na
Materials (Thousand Dollars)	175,008,568	169,109,958	148,996,912	192,552,554	228,504,883	207,810,159	209,132,962	231,675,925
Remuneration (Thousand Dollars)	21,568,911	22,373,232	21,949,921	22,782,168	24,589,848	25,220,811	26,023,238	26,444,700
Other Operating Costs (Thousand Dollars)	90,115,588	75,953,801	75,368,569	86,482,765	97,257,861	94,454,984	103,855,514	Na
Value Added (Thousand Dollars)	99,155,910	92,204,274	88,614,624	115,076,177	135,951,632	108,605,861	116,595,333	132,813,800
Net Operating Surplus (Thousand Dollars)	68,289,117	59,262,657	56,011,033	81,297,182	100,534,178	72,149,721	79,649,234	Na
Sales (Thousand Dollars)	342,961,309	324,699,841	299,593,641	377,096,943	439,909,205	393,819,297	412,781,651	Na
Direct Exports (Thousand Dollars)	239,341,275	227,716,703	223,488,218	278,208,514	320,721,669	289,642,576	298,221,906	Na
Net Fixed Assets At End Of Year (Thousand Dollars)	73,035,876	80,641,841	81,060,748	81,182,160	84,054,191	83,537,550	84,783,145	Na
Gross Fixed Assets At End Of Year (Thousand Dollars)	193,356,547	209,535,527	219,082,718	225,144,618	238,921,619	246,349,134	252,250,994	Na
Total Output * Refers to manufacturing output and other operating income. (Thousand Dollars)	364,280,066	337,268,034	312,980,105	394,111,495	461,714,376	410,871,003	429,583,809	479,057,100

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 2025 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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