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Please note that the data on financial markets are available in the Financial Database. These include
- III.1 Exchange Rates
- III.3 Domestic Interest Rates
- III.4 Interest Rates of Banks and Finance Companies
- III.6 Singapore Government Securities (SGS): Prices and Yields
- III.7 Singapore Government Securities (SGS): Average Daily Turnover Volume.
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For data on key macroeconomic indicators
- IV.1 Gross Domestic Product by Sector
- IV.2 Gross Domestic Product by Expenditure
- IV.3 Consumer Price Index
- IV.4 Other Price Indices
- IV.5 Government Finance
- IV.6 Balance of Payments
please refer to the Singapore Department of Statistics.
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The M3 series has been revised to include POSBank's fixed deposits with MAS. The revised historical data for M3 (XLS, 37.5KB ), (PDF, 108KB ) extends back to October 1982. For details of this revision, please refer to the January 1999 issue of the Monthly Statistical Bulletin or click here.
Following DBS' acquisition of POSBank in November 1998, POSBank was included as part of the banking system. This has resulted in a break in the money supply, bank credit and deposit series. In view of the numerous requests for data incorporating POSBank in the months before the merger, we have created these series for reference here (XLS, 21.5KB), (PDF, 27.3KB ). Please note that these series, which extend from November 1997 to October 1998, are for the purpose of providing a consistent base for the analysis of year-on-year growth in money supply, bank credit and deposit, and are distinct from the actual series provided in the MSB.
Details of how POSBank was incorporated in the banking system was provided in the December 1998 edition of the Monthly Statistical Bulletin and is reproduced here.
Abbreviations and Symbols
P : preliminary
r : revised
.. : negligible
- : nil
N.A. : not available
S$NCD : Singapore dollar negotiable certificates of deposit
SIBOR : Singapore inter-bank offered rate
REPO : Repurchase agreement
T-Bill : Treasury bill
NOTE TO STATISTICAL TABLES
Due to rounding, the sum of separate items may differ from the totals shown.
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Date of Release of MSB data updates in 2007/2008
2007
Oct 31 (Wed)
Nov 30 (Fri)
Dec 31 (Mon)
2008
Jan 31 (Thu)
Feb 29 (Fri)
Mar 31 (Mon)
Apr 30 (Wed)
May 30 (Fri)
Jun 30 (Mon)
Jul 31 (Thu)
Aug 29 (Fri)
Sep 30 (Tue)
Oct 31 (Fri)
Nov 28 (Fri)
Dec 31 (Wed)
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Glossary
Charge card / Credit card: means any article, whether in physical or electronic form, of a kind commonly known as a credit card or charge card or any similar article intended for use in purchasing goods or services on credit, whether or not the card is valid for immediate use.
Credit card rollover balance: refer to the balance that is subject to interest charges because it is not settled within the 'free credit' period. This includes the minimum payment not settled by due date as well as the amount that is rolled over after settlement of the minimum sum.
Demand deposits: (sight deposits or call deposits) refer to deposits that are payable on demand or without notice, other than savings deposits and include:
- Current accounts (in any currency)
- Unclaimed balances on current accounts
- Unclaimed deposits (including unclaimed fixed and savings deposits)
- Deposits at call without notice including overnight money.
Equities: refer to contracts related to an equity or equity index financial instrument or whose cash flows are determined by reference to the performance of an equity, portfolio of equities or an equity market index. Examples of contracts under this category include equity options, convertible securities, equity index swaps, exchange-traded options as well as futures contracts on equity indices.
Fixed deposits: (time deposits) cover deposits in all currencies for a fixed period at a fixed rate of interest and which cannot be withdrawn by cheques. Included are deposits at call with notice. Overdue fixed deposits as distinct from unclaimed fixed deposits are to be classified under this item.
Gross premium: refers to gross premiums received or receivable including portfolio premiums, after deduction of discounts and return premiums, which have been entered in the books of the registered insurer during the period. Commissions shall not be deducted from gross premium.
Liquidity ratio: (Please refer to MAS Notice 613 Appendix 2)
Net premium: refers to the net amount of premiums after deduction of return premiums and payments in respect of reinsurance business ceded.
Other deposits: refer to all other deposits not specifically covered above, including margins received for guarantees, letters of credit issued, open contracts and sundry deposits of customers.
Reserves: Statutory reserves refer to those in the reserve fund maintained under section 22 of the Banking Act. Other reserves include any other reserves appropriated out of profits and accumulated over the years that are not designed to meet any known liability, contingency, commitment or diminution in value of assets. These exclude amounts set aside for specific uses like provisions for bad and doubtful debts, taxation, retirement benefits, or fees.
Savings deposits: (savings accounts) cover deposits payable on demand or by notice. Such deposits cannot be withdrawn by cheques.
Single premium: refers to the premium for covering periods in excess of one year. Hence, single premiums paid in respect of insurance contracts of less than one year, for example, travel insurance shall be classified as ‘‘Regular Premiums’’.
Statutory liquid assets: Liquid assets comprise the following items:
a. Any balance with the Authority in excess of the MCB requirement.
b. Notes and coins which are legal tender in Singapore.
c. Singapore Government Securities (SGS) held outright (excluding those sold" under repurchase agreements or pledged to third parties), subject to a minimum of 5% of the liabilities base.
d. SGS held under reverse repurchase agreements. (The aggregate of items c and d held for liquid assets purposes shall not be less than 10% of the liabilities base.)
e. Bills of exchange in Singapore dollars, accepted or endorsed by banks in Singapore, which arise from trade transactions and are payable within 3 months, subject to a maximum of 4% of the liabilities base. Bills which qualify as liquid assets are defined in Appendix IV.
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