| Main
Indicators of the Singapore Economy - Annual | Indicators | 2003 | 2004 | 2005
(
Quarter 1) | 2005
( Quarter 2) | | GDP
at Current Market Prices | 160294 | 180554 | 45716 | 47471 | | GDP
By industries | | Goods Producing Industries | 51242 | 59786 | 14505 | 16518 | | Manufacturing | 40541 | 48961 | 11822 | 13885 | | Construction | 7829 | 7672 | 1948 | 1896 | | Utilities | 2708 | 2962 | 685 | 692 | | Other
Goods / Industries1 | 163 | 192 | 50 | 45 | Service
Producing Industries | 102236 | 111396 | 28828 | 28760 | | Wholesale
and Retail Trade | 22051 | 25250 | 6299 | 6675 | | Hotels
and restaurants | 3068 | 3481 | 877 | 908 | Transport
and Communications | 17336 | 19525 | 5096 | 4973 | | Financial
Services | 18967 | 19983 | 5125 | 5505 | | Business
Services | 21594 | 22472 | 5995 | 5939 | | Other
Service Industries | 19489 | 20685 | 5437 | 4760 |
Note : 1 - Comprises Agriculture, Fishing
and Quarying
Source
: Singapore Department of Statistics
|
INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION |
1999 | 2000
| 2001 |
2002 | 2003
| | Total
Manufacturing2 (2003=100) | 87.8
| 101.3 |
89.5 | 97.0
| 100.0 |
| Total Manufacturing2
(Change In %) | 13.9
| 15.4 |
-11.6 | 8.4
| 3.1 | Source:
Economic Development Board |
INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS (NET) |
1999 | 2000
| 2001 |
2002 | 2003
| | Manufacturing3
($m) | 8,037.4 |
9,208.9 | 9,171.7
| 9,008.7 |
7,511.0 | Source:
Economic Development Board |
RETAIL SALES |
1999 | 2000
| 2001 |
2002 | 2003
| | Retail
Sales At Constant Prices (1997=100) |
109.4 | 137.0
| 148.2 |
146.6 | 159.4
| | Retail
Sales (Change In %) | 16.2
| 25.3 |
8.1 | -1.0
| 8.7 | Source:
Singapore Department of Statistics |
TOURISM | 1999
| 2000 |
2001 | 2002
| 2003 |
| Visitor Arrivals ('000)
| 6,958 |
7,691 | 7,522
| 7,567 |
6,127 | |
Visitor Arrivals (Change In %) |
11.5 | 10.5
| -2.2 |
0.6 | -19.0
| Source: Singapore Tourism
Board |
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX |
1999 | 2000
| 2001 |
2002 | 2003
| | CPI
(Nov 97-Oct 98=100) | 99.8
| 101.1 |
102.1 | 101.7
| 102.2 |
| CPI (Change In %) |
0.0 | 1.3
| 1.0 |
-0.4 | 0.5
| Source: Singapore Department
of Statistics |
FOREIGN RESERVES |
1999 | 2000
| 2001 |
2002 | 2003
| | Total
Official Foreign Reserve ($m) | 128,457
| 139,260 |
139,942 | 142,721
| 163,190 |
| Total Official Foreign
Reserve (US$m) | 77,176
| 80,362 |
75,800 | 82,276
| 96,324 | Source:
Monetary Authority of Singapore |
EXCHANGE RATE |
1999 | 2000
| 2001 |
2002 | 2003
| | S$ Per
US$ (Average For Period) | 1.6949
| 1.7239 |
1.7917 | 1.7906
| 1.7422 |
| S$ Per US$ (End of
Period) | 1.6660
| 1.7315 |
1.8510 | 1.7365
| 1.7008 |
Source: Monetary
Authority of Singapore
1 Census of Population,
2000.
2 Excluding rubber processing.
3 Including servicing, engineering
and R&D. |
