Statistics Singapore Newsletter

The Singapore Department of Statistics publishes the Statistics Singapore Newsletter twice a year to provide readers with news of the latest key statistical activities, recent survey findings and methodological improvements.

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Latest Issue	Issue 2, 2025	Download PDF  (10.4 MB)	Youths in the Labour Market Trends and Profiles of Singaporeans Who Travelled Overseas Over the Last Decade Household Expenditure on Overseas Travel Prevalence of E-Payment in 2023 Analysing Singapore's Semiconductor Industry Using the Singapore Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables Singapore’s Services Trade by Enterprise Characteristics: Diving Deeper into the Enterprises that Contribute to Singapore’s Services Trade Rebasing of the Consumer Price Index by Household Income Group (2024 as Base Year)
Past Issues	Issue 1, 2025	Download PDF  (6.4 MB)	Generating New Data Insights on Enterprise Characteristics Through Data Integration Multifactor Productivity: An Experimental Series on Using Total Actual Hours Worked as a Measure for Labour Input Seasonal Adjustment of Economic Time Series: Key Challenges and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Use of Administrative Data in Statistical Compilation at the Singapore Department of Statistics What Did Married Couple-Based Households with Young Children Spend On?
	Issue 2, 2024	Download PDF  (6.2 MB)	Women-owned Companies in Singapore Use of Administrative Data and New Data Sources in Industry Statistics Integrated Longitudinal Database for Supporting Policy Studies Use of AI-Enhanced Optical Character Recognition and Machine Learning for Data Processing in the Household Expenditure Survey 2023
	Issue 1, 2024  (7.8 MB)		Using Decomposed Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to Understand the Drivers for the Decline of TFR in Singapore The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in DOS Hawker Food Price Trends Across Cooked Food Establishment Types (2019 as Base Year) Experimental Use of New Data Sources for Prompt Identification of Changes in Firms’ Status Analysis of Revisions to Gross Domestic Product Estimates Rebasing of the Import, Export, Singapore Manufactured Products and Domestic Supply Price Indices (2023 = 100)
	Issue 2, 2023  (6.2 MB)		Data Stewardship and Governance in the Singapore Department of Statistics Singapore's Growth Cycle Chronology, Coincident and Leading Indicators Experimental Estimates on Singapore's Balance of Payments Services Trade by Modes of Supply Leveraging Technology for Compilation of the Consumer Price Index Rebasing and Release of More Granular Services Producer Price Indices
	Issue 1, 2023  (5.7 MB)		High Growth Firms in Singapore Experimental Use of Machine Learning and New Data Sources in Updating the Statistical Business Register The Retirement and Health Study – Management of a Large-Scale Longitudinal Study in Singapore How DOS’s Data Tools Are Helping Businesses Make Data-Driven Decisions Which Fields of Study Have Higher Proportion of Males/ Females?
	Issue 2, 2022  (5.6 MB)		Using Big Data to Profile Singapore's Internet Economy New Data Release: Production and Generation of Income Accounts by Institutional Sector and Government Consumption Expenditure by Individual and Collective Consumption Enterprise Landscape of Singapore's Services Sector Rebasing of Services Producer Price Indices to Base Year 2021 Gender Differentials in Educational Profile and Field of Study among Residents Singapore's Portfolio Investment: Holdings of Foreign Equity and Debt Securities
	Issue 1, 2022  (4.7 MB)		The International Comparison Program: An Overview and the Latest Results Demographic Profile of Seniors in Singapore Key Highlights from the National Population Health Survey 2020 Singapore 2021 Data Tools for Businesses Enhanced SingStat Table Builder Unveiled!
	Issue 2, 2021  (2.8 MB)		Impact of Global Economic Disruptions on Singapore’s Balance of Payments Impact of COVID-19 on the Sea Freight Transport and Freight Forwarding Price Indices Income-Based Gross Domestic Product: Key Concepts and Principles Singapore’s Monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals Implementation Coding of SSOC/SSIC in Census 2020 using Machine Learning E-commerce Revenue of the Services Sector Inaugural Meeting of the DOS Advisory Panel
	Issue 1, 2021  (3.2 MB)		Impact of COVID-19 on the Retail and Food & Beverage Services Sectors Census of Population 2020 - Modes of Submission and Reminders Amidst COVID-19 Statistical Best Practices to Improve Data Quality Do You Know: Impact of COVID-19 on Marriages in Singapore SingStat Website Retains Top Spot in the Global Open Data Inventory (ODIN) 2020/21 Ranking Singapore 2020 Infographic Celebrating 100 Years of the Singapore Department of Statistics & DOS's Key Milestones
	Issue 2, 2020  (1.9 MB)		Conducting Census of Population 2020 in Singapore Amidst COVID-19 Profile of SMEs Implementing Digital Solutions Supported by the Productivity Solution Grant Services Producer Price Indices The eBook of Statistics Unveiled! Singapore in Figures - A New Interactive Experience! World Statistics Day 2020
	Issue 1, 2020  (2.6 MB)		Rebasing the Consumer Price Index for General Households (2019 as Base Year) Towards Paperless Surveys: Digitisation of Producer Price Surveys Singapore in Brief 2019 What are Supply and Use Tables? Singapore Standard Statistical Classifications 2020
	Issue 2, 2019 (2.4 MB)		Prevalence of E-Payment Transactions - Findings from the Household Expenditure Survey 2017/18 Estimating Singapore's Dependency on Exports Using the Singapore Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables Benchmarking of Singapore's National Accounts to Reference Year 2015 E-Commerce Revenue of the Services Sector Census of Population 2020
	Issue 1, 2019 (3.0 MB)		Using the SSIC - How to Determine the Appropriate Code? Rebasing of the Import, Export, Singapore Manufactured Products and Domestic Price Indices (2018=100) Singapore's Rate of Natural Increase for Population Trends in Infant Mortality Rate and Related Indicators SingStat Website Tops the Open Data Inventory 2018/19 Ranking Singapore Statistical Highlights, 2018
	Sep 2018 (5.0 MB)		Profile of Singapore's Legal Industry Outcomes of the 8th Session of the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee Are the Old-Age Support Ratio Trends Similar Across Different Working-Age Groups? SingStat Website - A New Look and Feel Enjoy Ease of Data Access with Developer API via SingStat Table Builder
	Mar 2018 (3.2 MB)		Adoption of the Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification Cervical Cancer Epidemiology and Screening Behaviour in Singapore Revision of the Singapore Standard Statistical Classifications 2017 in Brief
	Sep 2017 (3.1 MB)		Fertility in Singapore: An Analysis by Parity Progression Ratio Producer Price Indices Online E-Survey System (POES) Accessing More Data with Ease via SingStat Table Builder Household Expenditure Survey 2017/18
	Mar 2017 (2.6 MB)		Challenges in the Development of Register-Based Population Statistics Presenting the Services Survey Series in Animated Infographics 2016 in Brief
	Sep 2016 (1.8 MB)		Experiences with the Use of Online Prices in Consumer Price Index Health Status and Health-Related Behaviours in Adults with Self-Reported Diabetes Households' Spending by Age Group
	Mar 2016 (1.6 MB)		Trends in Singapore's International Trade in Services Females Catching Up with Males in Enrolment at Local Tertiary Institutions 2015 in Brief
	Sep 2015 (1.8 MB)		Age-Standardised Death Rate for Singapore The Development of Cohort-Based Marriages and Divorces Statistics Singapore Standard Statistical Classifications 2015
	Mar 2015 (1.0 MB)		Household Expenditure Survey 2012/13 - Observations on Prevalence of Online Purchases Using Input-Output Tables in Simulation Singapore in Brief, 1965-2014
	Sep 2014 (1.8 MB)		Rebasing of Singapore's National Accounts to Reference Year 2010 Infographics: Highlights of Household Expenditure Survey 2012/2013
	Mar 2014 (1.0 MB)		Household Living Arrangement in Singapore, 1990-2010 SingStat Table Builder Unveiled 2013 in Brief
	Sep 2013 (1.1 MB)		Trends in Singapore's Inward and Outward Direct Investment, 2001-2011 Prevalence of Breastfeeding in Singapore Rebasing of Import, Export, Singapore Manufactured Products and Domestic Supply Price Indices Monthly Deaths in Singapore, 2012 PopulationQuery Unveiled on OneMap
	Mar 2013 (484 KB)		Educational Profile of Singapore Resident Non-Students, 2002-2012 Singapore's Merchandise Trade Performance, 2003-2012 New SingStat Website Unveiled 2012 in Brief
	Sep 2012 (818 KB)		Household Expenditure Survey 2012/2013 Availability of Consumer Durables in Households, 1972/73 - 2007/08 Implementation of IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition
	Mar 2012 (359 KB)		Gender Differentials in Fields of Study Among University Graduates, 2010 Singapore Standard Classification of Type of Dwelling 2011 in Brief Adoption of Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2010 in the National Accounts: Output- Based GDP Performance of the Services Sector in 2010
	Sep 2011 (1.2 MB)		The Elderly in Singapore Trend Towards Older Grooms and Brides 2011 in Brief Latest Financial Investment Statistics GDP Release Schedule and Revisions Standard Classification of (a) Marital Status; and (b) Household Tenure Status
	Mar 2011 (488 KB)		Census of Populatoin 2010 - Increased Use of Internet in Census Submission 2010 in Brief Rebasing of the Retail Sales and Food & Beverage Services Indices (2010 = 100) Economic Survey Series 2009 Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2010
	Sep 2010 (676 KB)		Rebasing of Singapore's National Accounts to Reference Year 2005 Singapore Input-Output Tables 2005 Key Findings of Sample Household survey 2008 Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January - June 2010 Geographic Distribution of the Singapore Resident Population Performance of the Services Sector for Reference Year 2008
	Mar 2010 (396 KB)		Rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (Base Year 2009 = 100) Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey 2008 - Singapore's Portfolio Investment Assets and Liabilities 2009 in Brief DOS' Vision, Mission and Principles Statistics Act Amendment Singapore Standard Statistical Classifications 2010 Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2009 National Health Survey 2010
	Sep 2009 (1.1 KB)		Household Sector Balance Sheet 2008: Recent Trends and Developments Geographic Distribution of the Singapore Resident Population Average Monthly Earnings, Compensation of Employees and Unit Labour Cost: Key Concepts and Data Sources Infant Mortality in Singapore Performance of the Services Sector for Reference Year 2007 Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January - June 2009 Singapore's Census of Population 2010
	Mar 2009 (510 KB)		Implicit GDP Deflators Consolidated Web-Based IT Architecture for the Singapore Department of Statistics More Year-End Births in 2008 The Ninth Asean Heads of Statistical Offices Meeting Personal Health Practices - Different Patterns in Males and Females Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2008 Popular Months for Marriage in Singapore 2008 in Brief
	Sep 2008 (1.1 MB)		Singapore Standard Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January -June 2008 Review of the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification and Singapore Standard Occupational Classification Economic Surveys Series (Reference Year 2006)
	Mar 2008 (1.1 MB)		Improving Sampling Efficiency for the Annual Survey of Services Purchasing Power Parity and the 2005 International Comparison Program Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2007 2007 in Brief
	Sep 2007 (1.5 MB)		Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore, 1995-2005 Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January-June 2007 Rebasing and Revision of Import, Export, Singapore Manufactured Products and Domestic Supply Price Indices
	Mar 2007 (558 KB)		Growth of Research and Development in Singapore: 2000-2005 Singapore Standard Occupational Classification 2005 2006 in Brief Latest Releases from the Occasional Paper and Information Paper Series Notification on Release Date for DOS' Press Releases Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2006
	Sep 2006 (425 KB)		National Statistical Standards Gender Differentials in Fields of Study among Graduates General Household Survey 2005 Innovations in Fieldwork Operations Accommodation Services Industry, 2004 Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January-June 2006
	Mar 2006 (216 KB)		Rebasing of the Singapore National Accounts to Reference Year 2000 Singapore's Manufacturing Sector, 1991-2005 Singapore's Corporate Sector, 1993-2003 Infocomm Usage by Households and Individuals, 2000-2005 2005 in Brief Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2005 Latest Releases from the Occasional Paper and Information Paper Series
	Sep 2005 (195 KB)		Trends in Household Income and Expenditure, 1993-2003 Revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Households in Different Income Groups (Base Year 2004 = 100) Seasonal Adjustment of Time Series Educational Upgrading through Private Educational Institutions, 2004 Import and Export Price Indices, Singapore Manufactured Products and Domestic Supply Price Indices, 1st Half 2005 National Health Survey 2004 Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January–June 2005
	Mar 2005 (231 KB)		General Household Survey 2005 2004 in Brief Revision and Rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (Base Year 2004 = 100) Trends in the Domestic Supply Price Index, 1995–2004 Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2005 Seminar on United Nations Statistics Division’s Statistical Activities Formation & Cessation of Companies & Businesses, 2004
	Sep 2004 (1.4 MB)		International Seminar on Economic Indicators & Business Cycles Singapore Clinics: Profile & Performance SingStat Time Series (STS) Online Household Balance Sheet, 2003 Singapore’s Demographic Trends in 2003 Educational Upgrading through Private Educational Institutions, 2003 Formation & Cessation of Companies/Businesses, Jan–Jun 2004
	Mar 2004 (914 KB)		Milestones in Singapore’s External Accounts International Comparison Program New International Standards on Consumer Price Index Committee on International Standards for the Consumer Price Indices Profile of Home Offices in Singapore Formation & Cessation of Companies & Businesses, 2003 SingStat Express 2003 in Brief IT Services Request System
	Sep 2003 (617 KB)		Household Expenditure Survey Consumer Durables in Households, 1992–2002 Educational Upgrading through Private Educational Institutions Singapore’s Demographic Trends in 2002 Twin Births in Singapore Enrolment in Postgraduate Diploma and Higher Degree Course Survival Rates of Enterprises Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January–June 2003 Productivity Gains in Statistical Data Processing
	Mar 2003 (499 KB)		Milestones in the Singapore National Accounts Rebasing of the Singapore National Accounts to Reference Year 1995 Quarterly Growth Rates 2002 in Brief Common Health Defects of Students How Do Females Compare with Males at the Workplace? Census of the Legal Industry, 2001 Automating Wholesale Prices Surveys using Lotus Notes Intelligent Classification and Coding System Productivity Gains in Statistical Data Processing Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2002
	Sep 2002 (334 KB)		Singapore’s Current Population Trends Library Utilisation and Reading Patterns Feedback on Revamped Statistics Singapore Website Better Governance can Enhance Data Quality Seminar on International Standard Economic Classifications Shared Folder Management Publication Depository System Educational Upgrading through Private Diploma and Degree Programmes, 2001 2000 Business Indicators Deaths from Non-Natural Causes Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, January-June 2002
	Mar 2002 (703 KB)		Benchmarking of Statistical Surveys : Business Expectations Survey Overseas Travel by Singapore Residents DOS in Top 100 of 2002 CIO 100 Honourees List SAN at Singapore Department of Statistics Statistics Singapore Home Page 2001 in Brief Food Prices Today Formation and Cessation of Companies and Businesses, 2001