Singapore Department of Statistics

Performance of the Singapore Economy for 1st Quarter 2024 will be released on 23 May 2024, 8.00 a.m.. More info via 👉 www.singstat.gov.sg/gdparc #economy #nationalaccounts #GDP

DOS received the OpenGov Asia Recognition of Excellence 2024 Award for the SingStat Mobile App on 15 May 2024.  Download our app today for fast and easy access to commonly referenced data. Apple App Store 👉 https://go.gov.sg/smaapple Google Play Store 👉https://go.gov.sg/smagoogle

#DYK The Import Price Index (IPI), Export Price Index (EPI), Singapore Manufactured Products Price Index (SMPPI) and Domestic Supply Price Index (DSPI) were rebased from base year 2018 to 2023.   Read about the rebasing exercise for the four prices indices and the changes in the weighting patterns and trends 👉 go.gov.sg/ssn124-pg26-28   #SSN

#DYK DOS has embarked on a digital transformation journey and launched initiatives using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in our statistical processes. Read about DOS’s efforts in the adoption of AI/ ML in our statistical process at 👉 go.gov.sg/ssn124-pg7-10  #SSN 

#DYK Significant changes in business activities of firms, especially those of large firms, can have a sizeable impact on Singapore’s business, National Accounts and Balance of Payments statistics.   Read about how the ‘Early Triggering’ pilot project promptly detect these changes with new data sources 👉 go.gov.sg/ssn124-pg16-19   #SSN

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#DYK Prices of hawker food increased 6.1% in 2023, the highest since 2008.   Learn about the key factors driving hawker food inflation and a comparative analysis of price trends of hawker food across Hawker Centres and Food Courts & Coffee Shops 👉 go.gov.sg/ssn124-pg11-15.   #SSN

#DYK The compilation of Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates involves a trade-off between timeliness and accuracy. GDP estimates are regularly revised and refined by incorporating previously unavailable data.   Read on to understand how these revisions are made to the quarterly and annual GDP growth estimates 👉 go.gov.sg/ssn124-pg20-25   #SSN

#DYK Singapore’s resident total fertility rate (TFR) has been on a declining trend for the past three decades, falling to a historic low of 0.97 in 2023.   Read on to understand the drivers for the decline of TFR 👉 go.gov.sg/ssn124-pg1-6   #SSN

The latest issue of the Statistics Singapore Newsletter is released! Read to find out about the drivers for the decline of Total Fertility Rate in Singapore, hawker food price trends, experimental use of new data sources for prompt identification of changes in firms’ status, revisions to Gross Domestic Product Estimates, and more at www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn. #SSN