Singapore Statistics: General

Statistics Singapore Newsletter also available from Singstat

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.

Gives principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments, number employed by industry. Includes value added by workers, turnover, operating costs & fixed assets.

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.

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. Published 2001

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Gives the general characteristics, financial performance, which includes sales turnover, profit, expenditures of franchisors. Published 2001