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Economy

Unit Labour Cost Index (2015 = 100), Annual

Data from Jan 1980 to Dec 2025

Last updated: 12 Mar 2026, 20:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 10/02/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: The industries are classified according to SSIC 2020. For more information on ULCI methodologies, please visit Singstat website (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/economy/labour-employment-wages-and-productivity/publications-and-methodology) to view and download related publications.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183761

Data explorer

UnitLabourCostIndex2015100Annual.csv (26 rows, 9.4 KB)

Data Series Text	2025 Numeric	2024 Numeric	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Numeric	2014 Numeric	2013 Numeric	2012 Numeric	2011 Numeric	2010 Numeric	2009 Numeric	2008 Numeric	2007 Numeric	2006 Numeric	2005 Numeric	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1999 Text	1998 Text	1997 Text	1996 Text	1995 Text	1994 Text	1993 Text	1992 Text	1991 Text	1990 Text	1989 Text	1988 Text	1987 Text	1986 Text	1985 Text	1984 Text	1983 Text	1982 Text	1981 Text	1980 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% 100100.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)46.2%
Unit Labour Cost Of Overall Economy	119.1	119.1	117.6	110.4	101.2	96	104.3	101.5	100.8	101.5	100	97.5	94.6	93.4	91	89.6	92.5	92.3	89.9	85.1	83.9	83.6	87.6	90.7	94.2	89.9	88.4	94.8	90.6	90.1	88.1	85.6	83.9	83.8	81	76	71.8	67.1	65.5	69.4	76.2	76.2	74	69.1	60.6	55.5
Unit Labour Cost Of Goods Producing Industries	93.3	95	93.8	84	74.8	72.1	90.1	86.4	91	98.2	100	94.7	91.1	85.8	81.2	81.5	92.1	96.1	86	82.9	85.3	87.8	95.2	99.2	108.6	97.3	101.5	116.2	116.8	114.4	110.7	111.2	114.2	116.2	110.6	103.7	97.5	89.3	87.9	91.4	102.2	101.8	96.9	92.1	79.3	71.1
Unit Labour Cost Of Manufacturing	80.5	84.1	84.4	76.8	70.2	69.7	88.5	84.1	87.9	95.7	100	94.1	91.2	88.6	85.4	87.3	103.8	108.8	96.6	93.1	95.8	98.6	107.7	112.2	124.1	105.5	108.8	128.6	130.1	128.8	126	127.9	131.7	135.4	126.7	119.3	110.3	101.3	97.7	103.5	121.4	114.1	107.3	103.4	90	83.4
Unit Labour Cost Of Construction	141.7	137.7	133.7	127.5	114.2	119.3	101.5	99.6	104	104.3	100	99.6	97.1	86.5	81.7	77.6	74.5	81.7	84.1	88.5	89.5	87.1	86.1	85.9	83.6	87.8	90.1	91.2	90.2	88.1	85.9	83.7	88.2	87.7	90.7	86.5	84	74.1	72.3	66.3	63.1	67.6	66.3	64.2	60.1	51
Unit Labour Cost Of Utilities	133.2	129.8	129.3	121.5	114.1	108.9	107.9	108.8	104.1	100.5	100	95.5	90	81.2	76.8	75	73.2	78.9	73.8	66.5	68.3	73.9	76.7	71.6	76.3	75.1	67.9	65	71.6	69.6	75.1	79.1	74	72.3	73.6	73.9	75.7	74.7	72.4	81.8	97.2	93.5	92	95.3	79.9	75.4
Unit Labour Cost Of Other Goods Industries	131.5	120	117.6	115.3	99.3	87.1	105.4	108.2	106.9	105.4	100	96.8	95.4	99	99.7	100.1	97.8	102	93	87.3	90.3	93.1	91.7	89.4	78.5	70.4	72.1	75.8	71.1	68.7	67.1	63.9	59.6	60	49.8	49.5	53.5	48.9	49.3	52.9	65.3	63.2	61.1	52.2	37.9	31.8
Unit Labour Cost Of Services Producing Industries	127.3	126.6	125.2	119.2	110.3	104.1	108.9	106.5	104	102.5	100	98.5	95.9	96.4	94.9	93.1	93.2	91.6	92.1	87.2	84.8	83.6	86.9	90.3	91.9	90.7	87	90.3	83.5	84	82.9	79.3	76.1	75.6	74	69.5	66.2	62.7	61.1	65.4	70.7	70.2	68.4	62.6	55.7	51.4
Unit Labour Cost Of Wholesale & Retail Trade	111.4	113.8	111.9	104	99.3	94.7	106.6	105.8	104.7	104	100	98.4	97.1	98.8	101.2	100.1	108.6	109	106	98.6	98.4	99.2	115.8	125.3	128.7	121.4	129.8	148.6	134.7	136.9	129.6	131.4	135	143.7	122.2	114.1	103.5	96.3	98.2	103.7	115.3	107.4	110.1	100.8	86.3	71.4
Unit Labour Cost Of Wholesale Trade	109.3	112.4	111.1	103.7	100.4	96.2	106.5	106.3	105.3	104.5	100	98.3	97.9	100.4	103.6	103.2	114.2	115	113.1	104	103.9	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Unit Labour Cost Of Retail Trade	142.6	137.1	126.9	117.3	105.5	99.6	110.2	104.1	101.8	100.8	100	100.1	93.6	89.7	86.8	81	74.5	72.6	65.3	64.1	62.7	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_a23b79c36babdd4cffdb65023de4d298"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Unit Labour Cost Index (2015 = 100), Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 5, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_a23b79c36babdd4cffdb65023de4d298/view

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

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