Public Sector Surveys

The list of Public Sector Surveys serves as a convenient reference on the major surveys of businesses and households conducted by public sector agencies.

Business Surveys

Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Building, Construction, Real Estate and Housing
Annual Return of the Construction Industry	Building and Construction Authority	Annually		-
Business Expectations
Business Expectations Survey (Services Sector)	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-		-
Business Expectations Survey (Manufacturing Sector)	Economic Development Board	Quarterly	-	-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Energy and Utilities
Joint Energy and Emission Statistics Survey	Energy Market Authority, National Environment Agency, Economic Development Board	Annually	-		-
Energy Sector Manpower Survey	Energy Market Authority	Biennially	-	-	-
Generation Returns Survey	Energy Market Authority	Monthly	-		-
Finance and Insurance
Survey of Services	Monetary Authority of Singapore	Annually			-
Quarterly Income & Expenditure Statement for Compilation of Value-Added of Financial Sector	Monetary Authority of Singapore	Quarterly			-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
InfoComm and Media
Annual Survey on Media Manpower	Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore	Annually	-
Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage by Enterprises	Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore	Annually	-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
International Trade
International Trade in Services Survey	Department of Statistics	Annually	-
Investment
Quarterly International Investment Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-		-
Foreign Debt and Financial Derivative Transactions Survey	Department of Statistics	Annually	-		-
Singapore's Investment Abroad Survey	Department of Statistics	Annually	-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Labour, Employment, Wages and Productivity
Labour Market Survey	Ministry of Manpower	Quarterly	-
Annual Wage Changes Survey	Ministry of Manpower	Annually	-
Job Vacancies Survey	Ministry of Manpower	Annually	-
Occupational Wage Survey	Ministry of Manpower	Annually	-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Manufacturing
Annual Census of Manufacturing Activities	Economic Development Board	Annually	-	-
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing Activities	Economic Development Board	Monthly	-	-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Research and Development
National Survey of Research, Innovation and Enterprise in Singapore	Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)	Annually	-
Services
Annual Industry Survey	Department of Statistics	Annually	-
Maritime Census	Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore	Annually	-		-
Monthly Survey of Retail Sales / Food & Beverage Services	Department of Statistics	Monthly	-
Quarterly Survey of Services	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-

Economic Surveys

Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Balance of Payments
Survey of Fund Managers and Nominees	Department of Statistics	Quarterly/ Annually	-		-
Survey of Motor Vehicle Loans	Department of Statistics	Biennial	-	-	-
Survey of Transportation Cost	Department of Statistics	Annually	-		-

Price Surveys

Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Prices
Accounting Services Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-	-
Cargo Handling Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-	-
Computer Consultancy and Information Services Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-	-
Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-	-
Retail Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Monthly	-	-
Sea Freight Transport Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-	-
Monthly CIF Prices of Imported Products	Department of Statistics	Monthly	-
Monthly FOB Prices of Exported Products	Department of Statistics	Monthly	-
Monthly Ex-Factory Prices of Singapore Manufactured Products	Department of Statistics	Monthly	-
Telecommunications Services Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-	-
Warehousing and Storage Price Survey	Department of Statistics	Quarterly	-	-

Household Surveys

Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Census of Population
Census of Population 2020	Department of Statistics	Once in 10 years	-	-		-
Census of Population 2010	Department of Statistics	Once in 10 years	-	-		-
Census of Population 2000	Department of Statistics	Once in 10 years	-	-		-
General Household Survey
General Household Survey 2015	Department of Statistics	Once in 10 years	-	-		-
General Household Survey 2005	Department of Statistics	Once in 10 years	-	-		-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Household Expenditure Survey
Household Expenditure Survey 2023	Department of Statistics	Once in  5 years	-	-
InfoComm and Media
Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Households and by Individuals	Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore	Annually	-	-
Title	Agency	Frequency	Forms	Internet Submission	Reports/ Data	Enquiries
Labour, Employment, Wages and Productivity
Monthly Labour Force Survey	Ministry of Manpower	Monthly	-
Comprehensive Labour Force Survey	Ministry of Manpower	Annually	-
Adult Training Survey	Ministry of Manpower	Annually	-
National Survey on Employment	Ministry of Manpower	Annually	-