1. COUNTRY PRESENTATION – SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS BEIJING, CHINA 8-10 JULY 2013

2. 2 Outline of Presentation 1.Overview of Industrial Statistics in Singapore 2.Industrial Classification in Singapore 3.Business Register 4.Annual Census of Manufacturing Activities 5.Monthly Survey of Manufacturing Activities 6.Other issues

3. 3 Overview of Industrial Statistics in Singapore

4. 4 Collection of Industrial Statistics in Singapore Statistical system in Singapore is decentralised Singapore Department of Statistics (SDOS) is the coordinator of all official statistics Official statistics are compiled by SDOS and Research and Statistics Units (RSUs) in various government ministries and agencies RSU in Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB- RSU) is responsible for the collection and compilation of manufacturing statistics Statistics on utilities and sewerage activities are compiled by SDOS

5. 5 Manufacturing Statistics in Singapore EDB conducts 2 major surveys to collect manufacturing statistics Annual Census of Manufacturing Activities (CMA) Detailed manufacturing statistics published annually Monthly Survey of Manufacturing Activities (MMA) Monthly Index of Industrial Production (IIP) Data collected under Statistics Act Protects confidentiality of respondents’ individual data

6. 6 Profile of Manufacturing in Singapore Manufacturing accounted for 21% of Singapore’s GDP and 16% of total employment in 2012 About 9000 establishments Involved in electronics, chemicals, transport engineering, biomedical manufacturing etc

7. 7 Industrial Classification in Singapore

8. 8 Singapore Standard Industrial Classification Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2010 Published Feb 2010 Adopts the basic framework of ISIC Rev. 4 with some modification to local context Jointly developed by SDOS, RSUs, and stakeholders in other ministries and government agencies Revised every 5 years Update to SSIC 2015 is in progress

9. 9 Adoption of SSIC 2010 in EDB-RSU Annual survey Conducted based on SSIC 2010 from reference year 2010 All historical data and databases converted to SSIC 2010 Monthly survey and IIP SSIC 2010 adopted when IIP was rebased to 2011 in early-2012 Backcast historical IIP series based on SSIC 2010 to maintain consistent historical series

10. 10 Business Register

11. 11 Commercial Establishment Information System (CEIS) Maintained by SDOS Each establishment is identified by a Unique Entity Number (UEN) Single number used for interaction with all government agencies

12. 12 Main Information Sources Registration records of Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) In charge of registration of companies and businesses in Singapore Survey of Establishments Quarterly survey conducted by SDOS to collect basic information from newly registered establishments Establishment surveys Information obtained through the conduct of industry surveys are conveyed to SDOS

13. 13 Annual Census of Manufacturing Activities

14. 14 Objective Collect detailed, comprehensive data to compile key aggregates on performance of manufacturing industry Scope & Coverage All manufacturing establishments under Section C of SSIC 2010 Enumeration Unit ‘Establishment’ - a business or organisation unit engaged in one activity and operating in a single location Sample Size About 5000 establishments

15. 15 Sample Selection Sampling Frame All ‘live’ establishments in the manufacturing industries in the CEIS Sampling Method All foreign manufacturing establishments are surveyed with certainty Local manufacturing establishments with 20 workers or more are surveyed with certainty Local manufacturing establishments with less than 20 workers are surveyed on a sample basis, using stratified random sampling by industry and employment size

16. 16 Data Collection 2 types of questionnaire are used: Form ST covers Establishments with foreign capital Establishments with 20 workers or more Form SI covers local establishments with less than 20 workers

17. 17 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing Activities

18. 18 Objective To monitor performance of manufacturing industry on timely basis Scope & Coverage All manufacturing establishments under Section C of SSIC 2010 Enumeration Unit ‘Establishment’ Sample Size About 1,200 establishments accounting for 94% of manufacturing output 89% of value added 68% of employment

19. 19 Sample Selection Industry divisions at SSIC 2-digit level and industries at 5-digit level were selected based on their contribution to the total value added of manufacturing industry Commodities (products and industrial services) were selected based on their contribution to the total output in the respective industries Establishments were selected based on the size of their contribution to the total output of selected commodities

20. 20 Other Issues

21. 21 Conduct of Survey Several survey modes Internet Mail Fax Internet survey mode increases efficiency of data processing Data enters database directly; no need to scan forms or carry out manual data entry Encourage companies to use internet survey mode

22. 22 Non-Response & Imputation Response rates are high, but problem of non-response still exists To increase response rates MMA form collects only key items Simplified CMA form for smaller establishments Staff proactively encourage establishments to respond and are on-hand to provide assistance

23. 23 Non-Response & Imputation Imputation Use monthly data to impute for annual data Past data Donor imputation Industry trend

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