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Statistics on SingaporeAn annotated bibliography of sources |
General | Arts and Leisure | Building & Construction | Demography and People | Economic | Education | Financial | Industry and Trade | Information Technology | Labour | Medical | Social | Tourism | Transport
One-Minute Singapore by the Ministry of Information & the Arts in Singapore gives useful statistics on various topics, including education, household wealth, land & climate, health, tourism. Available at http://www.sg/flavour/minute.html
Census 2000 has a quick count and 9 advance data releases showing the data collected from the census carried out in 2000. Data includes economic characteristics, education, religion, household income, fertility. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/papers.html.
SingSTAT Online is
provided by the Singapore Department of Statistics. It features the SingSTAT
datashop where data can be purchased for a fee, as well as information such as
Singapore in Figures which
contains statistical information on over 60 aspects of economic and social data of
Singapore, Yearbook of
Statistics.
Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/
A guide to Singapore
official statistics lists the various web sites of Singapore government bodies
which provide statistics.
Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/stats/resources.html#singstat
The World Factbook: Singapore by CIA provides a brief overview of Singapore, with selected statistics. Available at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
See also Singapore Government Directory at http://www.gov.sg/.
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Arts statistics
by the National Arts Council provides statistics for 1993-2001 on
number of arts societies and companies in Singapore, number of performing arts activities,
number of ticketed performances, attendance for ticketed performing arts activities
and number of visual arts exhibitions.
Available at http://www.nac.gov.sg/arts_statistics/artsstats.htm
Arts, cultural & media scenes
published by the Ministry of Information and the Arts provides statistics for mostly 1995-99 on
attendance at arts activities, visitors to national museums and number of exhibitions.
Also gives statistics of the National Library and its usage.
Available at http://www.gov.sg/mita/bksams.htm
Construction Statistics by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) includes cost indices and construction activities. Click on Stats and Publications and then Construction Statistics. Available at http://www.bca.gov.sg/
HDB Annual Reports for the last 5 years are available. Includes charts and figures. Available at http://www.hdb.gov.sg/isoa031p.nsf/Annual+Reports
JTC Statistics gives statistics on the allocation, supply and demand for industrial land, flatted factory and standard factory managed by the Jurong Town Corporation. Available at http://www.jtc.gov.sg/Corporate/reports-publications/statistics.asp
Quarterly Industrial Facilities Report gives information on the supply and demand for industrial land, flatted factory and standard factory managed by the Jurong Town Corporation. Includes highlights from JTC Annual Report. Available at http://www.jtc.gov.sg/Corporate/reports-publications/industrial+facilities+report.asp
Property Market Data by the Urban Redevelopment Authority gives the market trends for private and commercial property in Singapore. Available at http://www.ura.gov.sg/real_estate/text/restate.html
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Census 2000 papers for the various advance data releases from the Census 2000. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/papers.html
Census 2000 quick count has indicators of Singapore's population from Census 2000. With breakdown by age, ethnic group, sex, marital status, country of birth. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/people.html.
Demography on the Dept of Statistics web site has population, ethnic distribution, birth and death, fertility figures. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/people.html#demo
Youth Statistics by the National Youth Council gives charts for relevant data like demography, employment, activities, religion, marriage, and health. Available at http://www.youthresearch.org.sg/facts.asp
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Economic Survey provides the entire publication in PDF. 1999 and 2000 are available with both annual and quarterly data. Available at http://www.mti.gov.sg/
Key Economic Indicators gives annual and quarterly figures for indicators like GDP, labour and productivity. Available at http://www.mti.gov.sg/
Latest Monthly/Quarterly Indicators has the latest figures as released by various government bodies. Maintained by Dept of Statistics. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/mqstats/indicators.html
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Education Statistics Digest by the Ministry of Education. Has number of schools and enrolment from primary to tertiary institutions. Includes government expenditure on education. Available at http://www1.moe.edu.sg/esd/default.htm
Census of population 2000.
Changing education profile.
Advanced data release no 1.
Full text available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/papers/people.html#census2000
Educational upgrading through external degree programmes shows the educational profile using 1990 and 2000 data. Gives enrolment in external degree programmes and local universities from 1990 to 2000, with breakdown by field of study, degree and sex. Full text available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn/feat/extdegree.html
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CPF Statistics gives the relevant data on CPF membership, contributions, withdrawals, MediShield constributions and claims. Available at http://www.cpf.gov.sg/cpf_info/News/Statistics/S_Menu.asp
Monetary Authority of Singapore has information such as Key Economic & Financial Indicators, Financial Database, Monthly Statistical Bulletin, Insurance Statistics, Credit Card Statistics. Available at http://www.mas.gov.sg/.
Ministry of Finance provides data on government expenditure and the budget. Available at http://www.mof.gov.sg/.
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Survey Findings shows the data collected from economic surveys and business expectation surveys. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/economy.html#commerce.
Statlink maintained by the International Enterprise (formerly Trade Development Board) has summary of trade statistics for the current two years. Available at http://www.iesingapore.gov.sg/bizinfo/statlink.jsp.
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Facts and Figures of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore gives Quarterly Quality of Service performance results for mobile service, paging service and Internet access service, Statistics on Postal Services Statistics for Telecom Services, IT Household Survey Results and ICT Usage Survey Results. Available at http://www.ida.gov.sg/
National Survey on R&D in Singapore by the Agency of Science, Technology and Research gives data on R&D investment, gross expenditure on R&D, number of research scientist and engineers, patents, venture capital, value-added of workers in R&D. Available at http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar/pdf/Publication/R&D_Surveywebsite.pdf.
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Key Manpower Statistics has annual figures for labour, employment, wages for the last 5 years. Maintained by the Ministry of Manpower. Available at http://www.gov.sg/mom/manpower/manrs/statlf.htm
Latest Data Release features quarterly figures for job vacancies, employment. Maintained by the Ministry of Manpower. Available at http://www.gov.sg/mom/manpower/manrs/manrs3.htm
Statistics on productivity has recent figures for labour, local enterprises value-added per worker, productivity, competitiveness, training including economic data. Available at http://www.spring.gov.sg/statistics/productivity.html
Workforce Statistics has selected labour and productivity statistics for the last 10 years. Produced by the Workforce Division, Singapore Productivity and Standards Board. Available at http://www.workforceone.org.sg/stats/index.asp
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Health Facts Singapore is maintained by the Ministry of Health, Singapore. It contains statistical information on the population and vital statistics in Singapore, including principal causes of death, health facilities, health manpower, childhood immunisation, government health expenditure. Available at http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/sta/sta01.asp
Hospital Statistics is provided by the Ministry of Health. It gives hospital admissions and discharges. Also has average hospital bills, for public and private hospitals with breakdown by medical and surgical specialities. Available at http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/sta/sta02.asp.
National Health Survey 1998 gives prevalence of diabetes and hypertension with figures showing the extent of smoking, obesity. Available at http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/moh/newmoh/asp/pub/pub01.asp
See also: Singapore Health Statistics at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/mlb/s-stat.html
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Key indicators on marriages and divorces gives some statistics on marriages and divorces. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/marriages.pdf.
Key tables from the Yearbook of Statistics. includes culture, recreation, public safety and other social indicators. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/annual/yos.html.
Singapore Crime Situtation is maintained by the Singapore Police Force. Tracks major offences for the current three years, with archival data from 1993. Available at http://www.spinet.gov.sg/crime/index.html.
Tourism Statistics gives selected graphs, tables, statistical reports, and factsheet from the Singapore Tourism Board. Available at http://www.focus-asia.com/trc/pages/tourinfo.html
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Automobile Association of Singapore has the current COE quotas and premiums, with new and used car price guide. Available at http://www.aas.com.sg/index.htm
Land Transport Authority has COE prices and vehical statistics under Vehicle Registration and Licensing. Available at http://www.lta.gov.sg/index.htm
Ministry of Tranpsport gives land, port and air transport overview, with selected figures. Available at http://www.mot.gov.sg/key_nav/key_land.htm
Port Statistics maintained by the Maritime and Port Authority has vessel arrivals, cargo and container throughput. Available at http://www.mpa.gov.sg/homepage/portstats.html
Road Accident Situation has data on the number of accidents and fatalities, including traffic offences. Available at http://www.spinet.gov.sg/static/accident/index.html.
Transport and communication gives key statistics on cargo handled, postal articles handled and telecommunications amd motor vehicle population. Available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/trpt.html
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