Merchandise Trade

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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:

Import and export permits submitted by traders or declaring agents;
Data on postal packages furnished by Singapore Post Limited; and
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$m	Aug-23	103,367.2	-15.2	99,046.1	-20.9
Total Exports at Current Prices	S$m	Aug-23	54,042.3	-14.7	52,338.2	-18.4
Domestic Exports	S$m	Aug-23	23,558.2	-22.0	22,452.1	-27.6
Non-oil Domestic Exports	S$m	Aug-23	14,026.4	-20.1	14,163.1	-20.3
Re-exports	S$m	Aug-23	30,484.1	-8.0	29,886.1	-9.8
Items	Unit	Latest Period	Latest Data	% Change (Y‑o‑Y) 1/	Previous Period Data	% Change (Y‑o‑Y) 2/
Total Imports at Current Prices	S$m	Aug-23	49,324.9	-15.6	46,707.9	-23.5
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

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.

Merchandise Trade by Commodity Section/ Division

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

Thousand Dollars

Data Items	2023 Jan	2023 Feb	2023 Mar	2023 Apr	2023 May	2023 Jun	2023 Jul	2023 Aug
Total Merchandise Trade, (At Current Prices)	94,018,626	93,033,845	110,715,201	94,377,027	96,424,187	99,865,236	99,046,073	103,367,169
Oil	19,333,982	19,482,790	20,344,068	17,712,040	17,961,001	18,269,910	17,997,018	19,965,536
Non-Oil	74,684,644	73,551,055	90,371,133	76,664,987	78,463,186	81,595,326	81,049,056	83,401,632
Total Merchandise Imports, (At Current Prices)	44,472,903	42,750,940	51,641,711	45,067,900	45,675,842	46,788,289	46,707,871	49,324,868
Oil	9,881,837	9,686,623	10,133,227	8,781,063	8,938,204	9,263,526	9,158,167	10,171,288
Non-Oil	34,591,066	33,064,317	41,508,484	36,286,837	36,737,638	37,524,763	37,549,704	39,153,581
Total Merchandise Exports, (At Current Prices)	49,545,722	50,282,906	59,073,489	49,309,126	50,748,345	53,076,947	52,338,202	54,042,300
Oil	9,452,144	9,796,167	10,210,840	8,930,976	9,022,797	9,006,384	8,838,850	9,794,249
Non-Oil	40,093,578	40,486,738	48,862,649	40,378,150	41,725,548	44,070,563	43,499,352	44,248,052
Total Domestic Exports, (At Current Prices)	22,375,973	22,274,139	27,554,973	24,014,980	23,027,226	23,470,049	22,452,058	23,558,197
Oil	9,111,422	9,266,479	9,941,126	8,658,874	8,737,445	8,573,563	8,288,973	9,531,810
Non-Oil	13,264,550	13,007,659	17,613,847	15,356,106	14,289,781	14,896,486	14,163,085	14,026,388
Total Re-Exports, (At Current Prices)	27,169,750	28,008,767	31,518,516	25,294,146	27,721,119	29,606,897	29,886,144	30,484,103
Oil	340,722	529,688	269,714	272,102	285,352	432,820	549,877	262,439
Non-Oil	26,829,027	27,479,079	31,248,802	25,022,044	27,435,767	29,174,077	29,336,267	30,221,664

SOURCE : ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE

Footnotes

Prior to 2003, merchandise trade data exclude Singapore's merchandise trade with Indonesia. Data prior to 1999 are based on Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) 3. Data from 1999 onwards are based on SITC 4.1 and consistent with the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2022 version.

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

Merchandise Trade By Commodity Section, (At 2018 Prices), Monthly

Merchandise Imports By Commodity Division, Monthly

Merchandise Imports Of Machinery And Equipment, Monthly

Merchandise Exports By Commodity Division, Monthly

Merchandise Exports Of Machinery And Equipment, Monthly

Domestic Exports By Commodity Division, Monthly

Domestic Exports Of Major Non-Oil Products, Monthly

Re-Exports By Commodity Division, Monthly

Re-Exports Of Machinery And Equipment, Monthly

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