NUS Libraries: Statistics on Singapore: Transportation

Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

Transportation

Key facts and figures [Website]. Singapore: Ministry of Transport.
Available at: http://www.mot.gov.sg/key_nav/key_land.htm

Gives land, port and air transport overview, with selected figures.

Air transport statistics. Singapore: Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Monthly. 1980-
HE9881.12 SATS (CL Sing/Mal Office, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives number of commercial flights & passengers carried, tonnes of cargo & mail carried by air. Includes passenger & airfreight movements by regions & selected countries, and cargo tonnage by major commodities.

Census of population 2000 : geographic distribution and travel: statistical release 4 / by Leow Bee Geok.
Singapore: Department of Statistics, 2001.
HA1801 Scc 2000 (CL Information Desk, CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives breakdown of resident population by planning zones, type of dwelling, ethnic group, education and mode of transport. Also gives data on the frequency of trips overseas with breakdown by household income, occupation and age.

Census of population 2000. Mode of transport. Advanced data release no 5. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 2001.

Compares the figures from 1990 and 2000 census.

Census of population 1990: transport and geographic distribution: statistical release 5. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1994.
HA1801 Scc 1990 (CL RBR, CL Reference 6, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains data on mode of transport of working persons and students by age group, sex, highest qualification attained, type of dwelling, occupation, industry, income, census divisions.

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 establis hments, 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.

General household survey 1995: transport mode, households and housing characteristics: release 2. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Gen (CL Information Desk, HL Reference 7)

This mid-decade mini-census gives a snapshot of the population's characteristics after the 1990 census. There is data on the mode of transport used.

The highway. Singapore: Automobile Association of Singapore. Bi-monthly. 1958-
HE281.12 H (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Office, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives Certificate of Entitlement (COE) for the current 12 months, with new car prices and used car prices. Also available at http://www.aas.com.sg/index.htm

Land Transport Authority. Annual report. Singapore: The Authority. Annual. 1996/97-
HE281.12 LTA (CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Merger of: Registry of Vehicles. Annual report and Mass Rapid Transit Corporation. Annual report.
Has charts and figures for motor vehicle population, average journey speed on major expressways, road stock maintained, road infrastructure expenditure. Also has number of buses and taxis, with daily passenger trips on public transport and mode of transport to work.

Land Transport Authority [Web site]. Singapore: The Authority.
Available on the Web at http://www.lta.gov.sg/index.html

LTA's Web site has information about itself and the areas it manages, like MRT, LRT and COE. Includes Facts and figures on vehicle registration and licensing. Use Search to look for more information and statistics.

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

Continues : Report on the survey of services. 1972-1989.
Gives principal statistics of the industry, with selected averages, number of establishments & number employed by industry. Includes turnover, operating costs & fixed assets. Key findings of survey available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/trpt.html

Port statistics. Singapore : Maritime and Port Authority.
Available at http://www.mpa.gov.sg/index.html

Has vessel arrivals, cargo and container throughput.

Road traffic accidents statistical report. Singapore: Road Traffic Research Branch, Traffic Police Dept, Republic of Singapore Police. Annual. 1991-
HE5614.512 RTAS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains data on number of road accidents, casualities and casuality rates from 1974. Also available on the Web at http://www.spinet.gov.sg/static/accident/index.html.

Singapore Airlines. Annual Report. Singapore: The Company. Annual. 1972/73-
HD2769 *IS48 (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 1)

Has a ten-year statistical record of the company, showing the trend in fleet strength, strength, destination cities, passengers and cargo carried. Corporate web site at http://www.singaporeair.com/

Singapore LRT Pte Ltd [Web site].
Available at on the Web at http://www.smrt.com.sg/slrt/index.htm

Singapore MRT Ltd. Annual Report. Singapore: The Company. Annual. 1989-
HD2769 *IS108 (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Reference 1)

Gives details on the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore, like route length, number of stations and ridership. Corporate Web site available at http://www.smrt.com.sg/smrt/index.htm

Historical

Registry of Vehicles. Annual report. Singapore: The Registry. Annual. 1954-1994.
HJ5780 Veh.S (CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by : Land Transport Authority. Annual report. 1996/97-
Gives data on motor vehicle population, fuel used, age distribution, registration of cars, motorcycle and scooter population, bus, goods and other vehicle population. Includes vehicle quota tender or certificate of entitlement (COE) prices, passing rate of motor vehicles on first inspection and number of vocational license holders.

Shipping and cargo statistics. Singapore : Port of Singapore Authority. Monthly. 1979-1988.
HF260.2 SSC (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Shipping and cargo statistics (Dept of Statistics). 1977-1986.
Continued by: Singapore shipping and cargo statistics. 1989-1993.

Shipping and cargo statistics (Dept of Statistics). Singapore: Department of Statistics. Quarterly. 1977-1986.
HF260.2 SSC (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by: Shipping and cargo statistics. 1979-1988.

Singapore port statistics. Singapore: Port of Singapore Authority. Monthly. 1994-1997.
HF260.2 SPS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Singapore shipping & cargo statistics. 1989-1993.
Continued by: Port statistics

Mass Rapid Transit Corporation. Annual report. Singapore: The Corporation. Annual. 1984-1995.
HE311.12 MRTCA (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Bnd Periodical, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Continued by: Land Transport Authority. Annual report. 1996/97-
See also: Singapore MRT Ltd. Annual report. 1989-

Singapore shipping and cargo statistics. Singapore: Port of Singapore Authority. Monthly. 1989-1993.
HF260.2 SSC (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues: Shipping and cargo statistics. 1979-1988.
Continued by: Singapore port statistics. 1994-1997.