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Since April 1987, Singapore’s merchandise trade statistics are compiled by Enterprise Singapore from the following information submitted to Singapore Customs:

  1. Import and export permits submitted by traders or declaring agents;
  2. Data on postal packages furnished by Singapore Post Limited; and
  3. Statement on bunker fuel, aircraft fuel and stores supplied to non-Singapore-registered ships and aircraft furnished by shipping and aircraft agents.

Prior to April 1987, merchandise trade statistics were compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics from the same sources.

The Standard International Trade Classification (SITC), Revision 4.1 is used for merchandise trade statistics from 1999, and SITC, Revision 3 for data prior to 1999.


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/
Merchandise Trade
Total Trade at Current Prices S$m Feb-23 93,371.6 -3.7 93,969.2 -10.4
Total Exports at Current Prices S$m Feb-23 50,441.0 -3.0 49,563.2 -9.6

Domestic Exports

S$m Feb-23 22,301.7 -7.9 22,377.9 -9.5

Non-oil Domestic Exports

S$m Feb-23 13,035.6 -15.6 13,266.5 -25.0

Re-exports

S$m Feb-23 28,139.4 1.3 27,185.2 -9.7
Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y‑o‑Y)  1/
Previous
Period Data
% Change
(Y‑o‑Y)  2/
Total Imports at Current Prices S$m Feb-23 42,930.6 -4.5 44,406.0 -11.2
Total Trade at Current Prices S$m 2022 1,365,402.5 17.7 1,159,963.0 19.7
Total Exports at Current Prices S$m 2022 709,966.6 15.6 614,081.1 19.1

Domestic Exports

S$m 2022 329,668.8 18.2 278,975.4 19.0

Non-oil Domestic Exports

S$m 2022 199,207.9 3.0 193,352.5 12.1

Re-exports

S$m 2022 380,297.8 13.5 335,105.7 19.2
Total Imports at Current Prices S$m 2022 655,435.9 20.1 545,881.9 20.4

Merchandise Trade by Commodity Section/ Division

Title : Merchandise Trade By Commodity Section, (At Current Prices), Monthly

Thousand Dollars

Data Items

2022 Jul
2022 Aug
2022 Sep
2022 Oct
2022 Nov
2022 Dec
2023 Jan
2023 Feb

Total Merchandise Trade, (At Current Prices)

121,829,757
104,869,854
125,154,365
104,816,687
109,759,291
118,306,444
93,371,643
93,969,188

Oil

26,145,314
21,517,222
27,729,064
22,188,942
21,070,383
23,781,791
19,482,320
19,133,042

Petroleum

21,722,917
18,004,300
24,001,869
18,397,118
17,450,430
19,956,641
16,311,317
16,114,809

Oil Bunkers

4,422,397
3,512,922
3,727,195
3,791,823
3,619,953
3,825,150
3,171,002
3,018,233

Non-Oil

95,684,443
83,352,632
97,425,301
82,627,746
88,688,908
94,524,653
73,889,323
74,836,147

Food & Live Animals

2,533,023
2,327,694
2,320,844
2,428,413
2,561,971
2,518,685
2,097,825
2,136,731

Beverages & Tobacco

892,050
929,049
819,001
974,595
856,876
869,595
690,602
740,831

Crude Materials (Excl Fuels)

644,769
680,132
681,317
741,343
634,634
656,109
639,864
545,717

Animal & Vegetable Oils Fats & Waxes

286,688
294,349
211,419
368,528
315,368
458,062
388,131
353,277

Chemicals & Chemical Products

11,915,723
9,522,759
11,801,678
10,297,174
10,197,721
10,752,872
9,357,209
9,918,406

Manufactured Goods

4,671,682
3,784,892
5,543,632
3,790,427
4,043,249
4,594,508
3,546,990
3,479,769

Machinery & Transport Equipment

60,916,247
53,082,386
60,448,327
51,728,347
56,539,202
58,641,510
45,430,048
46,571,688

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

9,148,429
10,017,318
8,934,129
9,508,556
8,749,791
9,283,303
8,034,658
8,175,438

Miscellaneous (Excluding Oil Bunkers)

4,675,830
2,714,053
6,664,953
2,790,363
4,790,096
6,750,009
3,703,996
2,914,291

Total Merchandise Imports, (At Current Prices)

58,466,009
49,869,770
61,029,374
50,653,907
53,182,943
55,799,312
42,930,603
44,406,020

Oil

13,293,374
10,836,924
14,211,733
11,193,479
10,675,336
12,375,305
9,686,623
9,680,894

Petroleum

13,293,374
10,836,924
14,211,733
11,193,479
10,675,336
12,375,305
9,686,623
9,680,894

Non-Oil

45,172,635
39,032,846
46,817,641
39,460,428
42,507,607
43,424,007
33,243,981
34,725,126

Food & Live Animals

1,274,924
1,233,249
1,176,896
1,210,069
1,162,170
1,239,918
941,650
1,051,719

Beverages & Tobacco

536,130
510,024
445,537
501,881
444,788
467,666
310,278
394,267

Crude Materials (Excl Fuels)

294,281
265,071
321,972
288,202
268,814
296,568
249,497
226,873

Animal & Vegetable Oils Fats & Waxes

257,781
258,005
177,769
334,542
277,220
418,050
356,555
327,491

Chemicals & Chemical Products

4,601,033
3,742,305
4,518,005
4,001,375
4,063,836
4,221,792
3,474,638
3,880,155

Manufactured Goods

2,794,498
2,189,384
3,023,497
2,189,220
2,268,295
2,835,116
2,054,505
1,996,207

Machinery & Transport Equipment

28,637,136
24,307,041
29,366,476
25,105,914
26,786,061
26,208,002
21,080,697
21,166,580

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

4,403,269
4,933,088
4,448,392
4,543,265
4,421,119
4,339,965
3,638,608
4,211,593

Miscellaneous (Excluding Oil Bunkers)

2,373,582
1,594,679
3,339,096
1,285,959
2,815,304
3,396,930
1,137,552
1,470,241

Total Merchandise Exports, (At Current Prices)

63,363,749
55,000,084
64,124,991
54,162,780
56,576,348
62,507,132
50,441,040
49,563,169

Oil

12,851,940
10,680,297
13,517,331
10,995,463
10,395,047
11,406,486
9,795,697
9,452,148

Petroleum

8,429,543
7,167,376
9,790,137
7,203,639
6,775,094
7,581,336
6,624,695
6,433,915

Oil Bunkers

4,422,397
3,512,922
3,727,195
3,791,823
3,619,953
3,825,150
3,171,002
3,018,233

Non-Oil

50,511,809
44,319,786
50,607,660
43,167,317
46,181,301
51,100,646
40,645,343
40,111,021

Food & Live Animals

1,258,099
1,094,444
1,143,948
1,218,343
1,399,801
1,278,768
1,156,174
1,085,011

Beverages & Tobacco

355,921
419,025
373,465
472,714
412,088
401,929
380,324
346,563

Crude Materials (Excl Fuels)

350,488
415,060
359,345
453,141
365,820
359,540
390,367
318,844

Animal & Vegetable Oils Fats & Waxes

28,907
36,345
33,650
33,985
38,148
40,012
31,576
25,786

Chemicals & Chemical Products

7,314,690
5,780,454
7,283,673
6,295,799
6,133,885
6,531,080
5,882,571
6,038,251

Manufactured Goods

1,877,184
1,595,508
2,520,134
1,601,207
1,774,954
1,759,392
1,492,485
1,483,562

Machinery & Transport Equipment

32,279,111
28,775,345
31,081,851
26,622,434
29,753,141
32,433,508
24,349,351
25,405,108

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

4,745,160
5,084,231
4,485,737
4,965,290
4,328,672
4,943,339
4,396,050
3,963,845

Miscellaneous (Excluding Oil Bunkers)

2,302,248
1,119,374
3,325,857
1,504,404
1,974,792
3,353,079
2,566,444
1,444,050

Total Domestic Exports, (At Current Prices)

30,220,495
24,423,567
30,998,082
24,976,392
25,545,994
27,479,097
22,301,672
22,377,929

Oil

12,657,854
10,241,759
13,231,191
10,631,118
10,225,890
11,238,487
9,266,089
9,111,426

Petroleum

8,235,457
6,728,837
9,503,997
6,839,294
6,605,937
7,413,337
6,095,087
6,093,193

Oil Bunkers

4,422,397
3,512,922
3,727,195
3,791,823
3,619,953
3,825,150
3,171,002
3,018,233

Non-Oil

17,562,641
14,181,808
17,766,891
14,345,275
15,320,104
16,240,610
13,035,583
13,266,503

Food & Live Animals

1,028,517
902,005
919,816
1,009,141
1,197,663
1,036,369
950,632
901,227

Beverages & Tobacco

34,136
32,276
30,163
32,854
35,204
32,501
29,926
26,886

Crude Materials (Excl Fuels)

231,944
235,260
243,593
251,037
239,099
253,414
263,261
182,976

Animal & Vegetable Oils Fats & Waxes

11,723
9,617
11,667
9,608
12,686
11,218
11,554
9,405

Chemicals & Chemical Products

4,836,225
3,543,771
5,168,144
3,698,591
3,757,463
4,174,140
3,676,625
3,994,326

Manufactured Goods

532,629
445,295
525,359
511,150
508,717
527,988
441,730
437,792

Machinery & Transport Equipment

7,624,426
6,004,889
7,698,619
6,218,849
6,987,676
6,377,995
4,883,484
5,543,330

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

2,302,730
2,450,568
2,166,303
2,164,467
1,936,396
2,383,369
1,871,721
1,774,269

Miscellaneous (Excluding Oil Bunkers)

960,311
558,128
1,003,227
449,579
645,200
1,443,617
906,649
396,291

Total Re-Exports, (At Current Prices)

33,143,253
30,576,517
33,126,909
29,186,388
31,030,354
35,028,035
28,139,367
27,185,240

Oil

194,086
438,539
286,140
364,345
169,157
167,999
529,608
340,722

Petroleum

194,086
438,539
286,140
364,345
169,157
167,999
529,608
340,722

Non-Oil

32,949,167
30,137,978
32,840,769
28,822,043
30,861,197
34,860,036
27,609,760
26,844,518

Food & Live Animals

229,582
192,439
224,131
209,202
202,138
242,399
205,542
183,784

Beverages & Tobacco

321,785
386,749
343,302
439,860
376,885
369,428
350,398
319,677

Crude Materials (Excl Fuels)

118,545
179,800
115,753
202,104
126,721
106,127
127,106
135,867

Animal & Vegetable Oils Fats & Waxes

17,184
26,728
21,983
24,378
25,461
28,794
20,021
16,381

Chemicals & Chemical Products

2,478,465
2,236,683
2,115,529
2,597,208
2,376,422
2,356,940
2,205,946
2,043,925

Manufactured Goods

1,344,555
1,150,214
1,994,776
1,090,057
1,266,237
1,231,404
1,050,755
1,045,770

Machinery & Transport Equipment

24,654,684
22,770,456
23,383,232
20,403,584
22,765,465
26,055,513
19,465,867
19,861,778

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

2,442,430
2,633,663
2,319,434
2,800,824
2,392,276
2,559,970
2,524,329
2,189,576

Miscellaneous (Excluding Oil Bunkers)

1,341,937
561,246
2,322,630
1,054,825
1,329,592
1,909,462
1,659,794
1,047,758
SOURCE : ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE

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