NUS Libraries: Statistics on Singapore: General

Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

General

Economic survey of Singapore. Singapore : Ministry of Trade and Industry. Quarterly. 1981-
HC497.12 ESSQ (CL Sing/Mal Office, CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Bnd Periodical, HL Cur Periodical, HL Bnd Periodical, LW Cur Periodical, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues : Quarterly survey of the Singapore economy. 1980.
Gives quarterly figures for gross domestic product, changes in employment, productivity & business costs, prices, trade, balance of payments, exchange rates, interest rates, public finance, economic outlook and performance of manufacturing, money & banking, retail, tourism, transport & communications, construction industries.
Available at URL: http://www.mti.gov.sg/public/EDA/frm_EDA_ESurvey.asp?sid=44

Economic survey of Singapore. Singapore: Ministry of Trade and Industry. Annual. 1974-
HC497.12 ESS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL RBR, CL Reference 6, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical, HL Reference 8, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives annual figures for output & national income, employment & productivity, prices, public finance, balance of payments, trade, economic outlook and the performance of manufacturing, money & banking, commerce, tourism, transport & communications and construction industries.
Available at URL: http://www.mti.gov.sg/public/EDA/frm_EDA_ESurvey.asp?sid=44

Latest data. Singapore: Department of Statistics.
Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/mqstats/indicators.html

Monthly digest of statistics. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Monthly. 1962-
HA1801 SSM (CL Sing/Mal Off, CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Bnd Periodical, HL Cur Periodical, HL Bnd Periodical, LW Cur Periodical, LW Sing/Mal Coll, MD Cur Periodical, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Updates: Yearbook of statistics, Singapore. 1968-
Continues: Malayan statistics: digest of economic & social statistics relating to the Colony of Singapore & the Federation of Malaya. (1950-1961)
Contains data on climate, demography, labour & productivity, national income & balance of payments, business expectations, manufacturing, utilities, building & construction, commerce, external trade, transport & travel, communications, finance, public finance, prices, health, community services, culture & recreation. Data are in monthly or quarterly time series, with annual figures for past two to five years included wherever possible. Selected tables available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/keystats.html

Seasonal adjustment of economic indicators. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1992.
HA1806 Sea (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives the original and seasonally adjusted data series of GDP, expenditure on GDP, index of industrial production, unit business cost & unit labour cost indices, money supply, retail sales value & volume indices, visitor arrivals, government revenue & recurrent expenditure, business expectations of manufacturing & services sectors.

Singapore statistical highlights. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1992-
HA1801 SSH (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Highlights key economic and social indicators on various aspects of the economy and population, with brief analyses, charts and selected key indicators. Selected data available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/keystats.html

Yearbook of statistics, Singapore. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1967-
HA1801 SYS (CL Reference 6, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical, HL Reference 8, LW Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Updated by: Monthly digest of statistics. 1962-
Gives important statistical time series for the last ten years. Contains sections on demography, labour, national income, manufacturing, building & construction, commerce & services, external trade, transport & communications, banking & finance, public finance, prices, health & medical care, community services, culture & recreation. Selected data available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/annual/yos.html

TREND Database. Singapore: Department of Statistics. (CL Information Desk)

The database has many of the publicly-available time series published in hard copy. Use the TREND directory to see the Singapore statistical time series available in the TREND database. As stipulated by the Department of Statistics, the Library can only download the data for NUS students. To obtain the data, fill a TREND request form, obtain approval from your supervisor and head of Department, and submit the form at the CL Information Desk.

Historical Data

Economic and social statistics, 1960-1982. Singapore: Department of Statistics.
HC497.12 Eco (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference 6, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves, LW Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Collates data, mostly for 1960 to 1982 and earlier where available, on climate, demography, labour & employment, national income & balance of payments, industrial production, supply of utilities, building construction & housing, trade, transport & communications, finance & insurance, public finance, prices, education, health, culture & recreation.

Quarterly survey of the Singapore economy 1980. Singapore: Ministry of Trade and Industry.
HC497.12 ESSQ (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by: Economic survey of Singapore. 1981-

Malayan statistics: digest of economic & social statistics relating to the Colony of Singapore and the Federation of Malaya. Singapore: Government Printing Office. Monthly. 1950-1961.
HA1792 MS (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by: Monthly digest of statistics. 1962-
Gives monthly, cumulative and annual figures for population, manpower, agriculture, forestry & fishing, mining & quarrying, industrial production, construction, electricity & gas, trade, transport, finance and prices.

Malayan year book / compiled by the Statistics Dept, S.S. & F.M.S. Singapore : Government Printing Office. Annual. 1935-1939.
HA1791 MYB (CL Closed Stacks, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains population data from 1901 to 1938 and migration data from 1928 to 1938. Includes data on health, housing, production, commerce, wages & cost of living, education, communications & transport, banking & currency and public finance.

Blue book for the year ... / compiled by Department of Statistics. Singapore : Government Printing Office. Annual. 1873-1938.
HA1791 SSB (CL Sing/Mal Rare)

Has reports of the various departments expenses and statistical data collected, including population, trade, investments, housing, labour and shipping.