Statistics on Singapore: Industry

Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

Industry

New Additions

Listed companies' information. Singapore: Singapore Exchange.
Available at http://info.sgx.com/serviceapp.nsf/all+counters?openview
Gives general corporate information, live stock quotes, company directors, financial results, balance sheet, profit & loss.

Singapore's corporate sector 1999-2000. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 2002.
HD2915.12 Scp (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7)

Compares the size and composition of the corporate sector with breakdown by industry for 1990-2000 or 1996-2000. Includes figures for the return on assets and return on equity. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/corporate.html.

Business services & real estate. Economic surveys series. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1998-
HA1801 REB (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Real estate and business services. 1990-1997.
Gives principal statistics of business services, like computer, market research, accounting, architectural, building and engineering services. With selected averages, number of establishments & number employed by industry. Includes turnover, operating costs & fixed assets. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/busreal.html.

The commerce sector. Economic surveys series. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1999-
HA1801 CS (CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives the number of establishments in the commerce sector, with number employed and operating receipts, operating surplus, total value added. Key indicators available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/commerce.html

Community, social & personal services. Economic surveys series. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1990-
HA1801 CSP (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Report on the survey of services. 1972-1989.
Continues: Census of community, social and personal services. 1994. Gives the number of establishments in the sector, with number employed and operating receipts, operating surplus, total value added. Key indicators available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/community.html

Economic Development Board. Annual report. Singapore: The Board. 1961-
HD2346.12 SER (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives ratings of Singapore as compared to other countries. Has data on investments in manufacturing & services from overseas and Singapore's investment abroad. Also available at http://www.sedb.com/edbcorp/annual/y2002/index.jsp

Education industry in Singapore. Singapore : Dept of Statistics, 2002.
HA1802 Ops 55 2002 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives overview of the education industry with principal statistics from 1990-2000. Has number of education establishments by type of education services from 1950. Figures are given for locally and foreign-owned establishments. Staff strength, renumeration and operating performance are given for 1999-2002.

Financial highlights of companies on the Singapore Exchange ... Singapore: Centre for Business Research & Development, National University of Singapore, 2000-
HG5820.2 Fhc (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll-NUS, HL Reference 7)

Foreign equity investment in Singapore. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1995/96-
HG5820.2 FEI (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Bnd Periodical)

Contains figures for equity investment by type, country, industry, earnings & return on investment. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/equity.pdf.

Formation and cessation of companies and businesses. Singstat Newsletter (various issues).
Available at: http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn/feat/formation.html

Global entrepreneurship monitor : Singapore country report 2000 / Wong Poh Kam, Foo Maw Der, Finna Wong. Singapore: Centre for Management of Innovation and Technopreneurship (CMIT), 2001.
HB615 Won (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal-NUS, HL Main Shelves)

Gives figures for start-up activity, new business prevalence in Singapore, with comparisons with 20 other countries. Has breakdown by educational attainment, age and gender. Also gives findings from interviews on the entrepreneurial framework in Singapore.

Hotels and catering. Economic surveys series. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1990-
HA1801 HC (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Report on the survey of wholesale trade, retail trade, restaurants and hotels. 1973-1989.
Gives principal statistics of hotels, restaurants, other eating places & fast food industry, with selected averages, number of establishments & number employed by industry. Includes turnover, operating costs & fixed assets. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/hotels.html.

Measuring Singapore's external economy. Occasional paper on economic statistics, no.33. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 33 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)

Gives data on Singapore companies who have ventured abroad. Figures given for the period 1990-95 on net factor income abroad, stock of private foreign assets, contribution to value added and equity capital deployed. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-e6.html

Ministry of Manpower. Industrial Safety Division. Annual report. Annual. 1998-
HD7262.512 ISD (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Ministry of Labour. Dept of Industrial Safety. Annual report. 1990, 1993-1997. HD7262.512 DIS
Gives statistics on the number of industrial accidents by degree of incapacity, frequency, type with breakdown by industry.

Performance of Singapore companies: efficiency and profitability ratios. Occasional paper on economic statistics, no.34. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 34 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)

Gives data on the return on total assets from equity and non-equity capital, return from equity capital and financial leverage ratio. Figures given for the period 1990-95 with breakdown by sector and local or foreign-controlled companies.

Profile of growing small and medium enterprises in Singapore. Occasional paper on business statistics, no.28. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 28 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves)

Gives the characteristics of growing small and medium enterprises (GSMEs) such as legal organisation, source of capital, length of operation by sector. Shows the performance of GSMEs' employment, value added and exports for 1984 and 1994. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-b7.html

Report on the census of industrial production. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1959-
HD2346.12 SS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains the number of establishments, workers, value of output, materials, renumeration, operating cost, value added, operating surplus, sales, direct exports & fixed assets for the manufacturing sector. Includes breakdown by legal organisation, country of capital source, and industry. Also gives investment in terms of gross fixed assets by country. Selected data available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/economy.html#mfg

Retail trade. Economic surveys series. Singapore : Department of Statistics. Annual. 1999-
HA1801 RT (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Wholesale and retail, 1990-1998.
Gives principal statistics of the retail trade industry, with selected averages, number of establishments & number employed by industry. Includes value added and operating receipts. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/retail.html.

The services sector. Economic surveys series. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1990-
HA1801 SS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Report on the survey of services. 1972-1989.
Gives consolidated summary of the performance of the sector comprising community, social & personal services, real estate & business services and transport & communications. Has principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments by industry, number employed by industry, and operating receipts, expenditure & fixed assets. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/services.html.

Singapore. In World investment directory: foreign direct investment and corporate data. 2000 7(2): 467-501.
HG4538 Worl (CL Reference 3)

Published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, it gives foreign direct investment by type of investment, industry, country of origin. Also gives foreign direct investment abroad by country. Has statistics on the foreign transnational corporations in Singapore, including number of companies by industry and country, sales, value added, profits, exports, R&D. Also lists the largest companies by sales of Singapore transnationals and foreign transnationals in Singapore.

Singapore 1000: essential data on top companies. Singapore: Datapool. Annual. 1990-
HD2915.12 SFT (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, HL Bnd Periodical)

Continues: Singapore 500. 1987-89.
Ranks the top 1000 Singapore companies in the service and industrial sectors by sales, with figures for net profits, total assets, shareholders funds. Includes rankings of the top 300 companies by profits, total assets, shareholders funds, increase in sales & profits, profit margin, return on capital & shareholders funds.

Singapore 1000 [computer file]. Singapore: DP Information Network Pte Ltd. Annual. 1996-
HD2915.12 SO (CL Reference 6, HL Reference 8)

Singapore francise industry survey 2000. Singapore: PSB, SIFA, TDB, 2001.
HF5429.23512 Sin 2001 (CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference)

Gives the general characteristics, financial performance, which includes sales turnover, profit, expenditures of franchisors.

Singapore's corporate sector 1999-2000. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 2002.
HD2915.12 Scp (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7)

Compares the size and composition of the corporate sector with breakdown by industry for 1990-2000 or 1996-2000. Includes figures for the return on assets and return on equity. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/corporate.html.

Singapore's corporate sector 1998-1999. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 2001.
HD2915.12 Scp (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Compares the size and composition of the corporate sector with breakdown by industry for 1990-1999. Includes figures for the return on assets and return on equity.

Singapore's direct investment abroad 1996. Occasional paper on financial statistics, no.42. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1998.
HA1802 Ops 42 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Gives local companies' direct investment abroad, including direct equity investment, in terms of number of companies set up abroad, amount of investment, geographical distribution and type of business activity. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-f7.html

Singapore's investment abroad. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1976-
HG5820.2 SIA (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical, HL Reference 7)

Surveys investment abroad by type of companies, income from investment abroad, number of companies set up abroad. Also gives breakdown of the figures by economic activity of the company abroad. Key indicators available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/investment.pdf.

Survival analysis of small and medium enterprises. Occasional paper on business statistics, no.29. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 29 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Compares SMEs in 1984 and 1994, whether still in operation or ceased. Has breakdown by legal organisation, years in operation and ownership. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-b8.html

Stock Exchange of Singapore. Fact book. Singapore: The Exchange. Annual. 1974-
HG5820.2 SFB (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Closed Stacks, HL Bnd Periodical, HL Reference 8)

Tabulates daily Straits Times industrial index, daily SES indices, and monthly local stock indices. Gives trading volume, top active stocks, with market capitalisation and profit earning ratios of Singapore companies.

Wholesale trade. Economic surveys series. Singapore : Department of Statistics. Annual. 1999-
HA1801 WT (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Wholesale and retail, 1990-1998.
Gives principal statistics of the wholesale trade industry, with selected averages, number of establishments & number employed by industry. Includes value added and operating receipts. Key findings available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/wholesale.html.

Unit business cost index of the manufacturing sector. Occasional paper series, no.7. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1993.
HA1802 Ops 7 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains the overall unit business cost, with breakdown for unit labour cost, services cost and government rates & fees for the period 1980 to 1993. Also gives weighting pattern of the index for 1983 and 1988.

Older data

Census of commerce 1993. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1996.
HA1802 Cen (CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, HL Main Shelves, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments, employment, turnover, operating receipts, expenditure and fixed assets of the commerce sector. Some figures are given from the 1983 census for comparison with the 1993 data.

Census of community, social & personal services 1994. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1996.
HA1802 Sds (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll, MD Reference 4)

Continued by: Community, social & personal services. 1990-
Gives principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments, number employed by industry. Includes value added by workers, turnover, operating costs & fixed assets.

Census of real estate and business services 1994. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1996.
HA1801 CREB (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments, employment, operating receipts, expenditure and fixed assets of business services, including real estate services. Some figures are given from the 1984 census for comparison with the 1994 data.

Census of transport and communications 1994. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1996.
HA1802 Sct (CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments, employment, operating receipts, expenditure and fixed assets of transport, storage and supporting services including postal and telecommunication services. Some figures are given from the 1984 census for comparison with the 1994 data.

Direct investment abroad of local companies 1991. Occasional paper series, no.11. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1993.
HA1802 Ops 11 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by: Singapore's direct investment abroad.

Efficiency of Singapore companies: a study of the returns to assets ratios. Occasional paper series, no.1. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1992.
HA1802 Ops 1 (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Gives the rates of return on total assets of foreign and local-controlled companies in the financial, manufacturing, construction, commerce, transport and insurance, real estate & business services sectors for 1980-1989. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-f1.html

Extent and pattern of foreign investment activities in Singapore. Occasional paper on financial statistics, no.22. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1995.
HA1802 Ops 22 (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Analyses the foreign equity investment in Singapore with breakdown by sector, industry and country over the period 1990 to 1993.

Foreign direct investment activities of Singapore companies, 1995. Occasional paper on financial statistics, no.26. Singapore : Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 26 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains figures for total direct investment abroad, direct equity investment abroad, with breakdown by country and industry for 1994 and 1995.

Foreign equity investment in Singapore, 1980-1989. Singapore : Department of Statistics, 1992.
HG5820.2 For (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Foreign equity investment in Singapore, 1990-1992. Singapore : Department of Statistics, 1995.
HG5820.2 For (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Foreign equity investment in Singapore, 1987-1994. Singapore : Department of Statistics, 1996.
HG5820.2 For (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Impact of the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax on retail trade. Occasional paper series, no.17. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1994.
HA1802 Ops 17 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves)

Contains retail sales index for the period January 1993 to October 1994. Gives changes in retail trade turnover over corresponding period of previous year for motor vehicles & petrol; department stores & supermarkets; textiles, wearing apparel & personal effects, furniture & household equipment; general provision & sundry shops inside and outside the Central Business District (CBD). Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-b6.html.

Performance of retail trade within CBD and outside CBD. Occasional paper series, no.14. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1994.
HA1802 Ops 14 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves)

Analyses retail sales turnover from January 1992 to February 1994, with breakdown for department stores & supermarkets; textiles, wearing & personal effects; furniture & household equipment; general & sundry shops inside and outside CBD. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/op/op-b4.html

Real estate and business services. Economic surveys series. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1990-1997.
HA1801 REB (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Report on the survey of services. 1972-1989.
Continued by: Business services & real estate. 1998-

Receipts from overseas transactions in the services sector. Occasional paper series, no.8. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1993.
HA1802 Ops 8 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, CL Main Shelves)

Gives data on overseas receipts from 1986 to 1991 for financial & insurance; transport, storage & communications; business; and real estate services.

Report on the survey of services. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1972-1989.
HA1801 SSS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by: Service sector. 1990-
Continued by: Business & real estate services. 1998-
Continued by: Community, social & personal services. 1990-
Continued by: Real estate & business services. 1990-1997.
Continued by: Transport & communications. 1990-

Report on the survey of wholesale trade, retail trade, restaurants and hotels. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1973-1989.
HF5349.12 SCW (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical)

Continued by: Hotels and catering. 1990-

Singapore 500: business rankings. Singapore: Datapool. Annual. 1987-1989.
HD2915.12 SFH (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical)

Continued by: Singapore 1000. 1990-

Singapore's corporate sector: 1986-1995. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HD2915.12 Scp (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains figures for number of companies by industry, local & foreign-controlled. Also has aggregate balance sheets of all companies, local & foreign-controlled, and by sector.

Singapore's corporate sector: size, composition and financial structure. Occasional paper series. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1992.
HD2915.12 Sin (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Singapore's direct investment abroad 1993. Occasional paper series, no.16. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1994.
HA1802 Ops 16 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Singapore's direct investment abroad 1994. Occasional paper on financial statistics, no.23. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1996.
HA1802 Ops 23 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Wholesale and retail. Economic surveys series. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1990-1998.
HA1801 WR (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical, HL Reference 7, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Report on the survey of wholesale trade, retail trade, restaurants and hotels. 1973-1989.
Continued by: Retail trade, 1999- and Wholesale trade, 1999-