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Unit Business Cost Index Of Manufacturing (2015 = 100), Annual

Description

Annual Unit Business Cost Index for Singapore manufacturing with 2015=100 from 1980 through 2025, published by SingStat with trend-break corrections from 2010 methodology changes. Wide-format CSV supports manufacturing competitiveness, cost pressure analysis, and industrial economics research.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 14/04/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Methodological improvements accounting for both labour and non-labour productivity changes have been incorporated in the UBCI from Q1 2010, resulting in a trend break (or level shift). A trend break correction has been made to maintain the continuity of the series. For more information on UBCI methodologies, please visit Singstat website (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/industry/manufacturing/related-information) to view and download related publications. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183751

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Coverage
1980-01-01 – 2025-12-31
Rows
4
Columns
47

Chart

Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
Overall Unit Business Cost Index Of Manufacturing 91.300000 91.300000 88.500000 84.600000 76.800000 75.700000 86.700000 90.700000 97.600000 98.500000 100.000000 99.600000 101.400000 95.600000 90.900000 88.700000 93.400000 99.000000 88.900000 87.400000 86.900000 86.800000 89.800000 91.200000 97.200000 89.000000 88.300000 97.600000 98.100000 98.000000 97.400000 96.000000 96.200000 96.900000 93.900000 89.600000 84.100000 79.400000 77.100000 79.900000 91.100000 91.300000 87.700000 88.200000 85.900000 78.400000
Unit Labour Cost Of Manufacturing 80.500000 84.100000 84.400000 76.800000 70.200000 69.700000 88.500000 84.100000 87.900000 95.700000 100.000000 94.100000 91.200000 88.600000 85.400000 87.300000 103.800000 108.800000 96.600000 93.100000 95.800000 98.600000 107.700000 112.200000 124.100000 105.500000 108.800000 128.600000 130.100000 128.800000 126.000000 127.900000 131.700000 135.400000 126.700000 119.300000 110.300000 101.300000 97.700000 103.500000 121.400000 114.100000 107.300000 103.400000 90.000000 83.400000
Unit Services Cost 95.100000 93.600000 90.000000 87.500000 79.100000 78.000000 85.900000 93.200000 101.300000 99.500000 100.000000 101.600000 105.200000 98.300000 93.000000 89.300000 87.600000 93.200000 84.500000 84.300000 82.100000 80.100000 79.700000 79.300000 81.900000 79.700000 76.800000 80.300000 79.800000 80.400000 81.300000 78.700000 77.000000 75.700000 76.600000 74.900000 71.900000 70.400000 68.700000 70.100000 76.000000 81.000000 79.300000 82.600000 87.100000 80.400000
Unit Non-Labour Production Taxes 136.800000 143.800000 88.400000 81.400000 89.400000 60.200000 103.000000 76.400000 89.700000 96.700000 100.000000 103.300000 94.000000 86.200000 91.200000 71.300000 65.300000 102.200000 93.200000 84.000000 81.900000 80.800000 72.900000 75.500000 88.000000 85.000000 77.300000 92.600000 112.400000 113.000000 109.500000 98.400000 96.100000 97.100000 91.000000 78.200000 66.200000 58.500000 56.600000 55.800000 77.600000 88.000000 86.700000 98.300000 109.200000 76.500000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2025 Numeric No
2024 Numeric No
2023 Numeric No
2022 Numeric No
2021 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2012 Numeric No
2011 Numeric No
2010 Numeric No
2009 Numeric No
2008 Numeric No
2007 Numeric No
2006 Numeric No
2005 Numeric No
2004 Numeric No
2003 Numeric No
2002 Numeric No
2001 Numeric No
2000 Numeric No
1999 Numeric No
1998 Numeric No
1997 Numeric No
1996 Numeric No
1995 Numeric No
1994 Numeric No
1993 Numeric No
1992 Numeric No
1991 Numeric No
1990 Numeric No
1989 Numeric No
1988 Numeric No
1987 Numeric No
1986 Numeric No
1985 Numeric No
1984 Numeric No
1983 Numeric No
1982 Numeric No
1981 Numeric No
1980 Numeric No