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$m	Feb-23	93,371.6	-3.7	93,969.2	-10.4
Total Exports at Current Prices	S$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

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	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

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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