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Business Expectations Of The Services Sector - General Business Outlook For The Next 6 Months, Weighted Percentages Of Up, Same, Down, Quarterly

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 31/07/2026

Update Frequency: Quarterly

Footnotes: Net weighted balance' is the difference between the weighted percentages of 'ups' and 'downs'. A positive value indicates a net upward trend and a negative value denotes a net downward trend. Link to latest BES release is available via www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/industry/business-expectations/latest-data .

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M250481

Data from Jan 1995 to Jun 2026

Last updated 3 days ago (12 Sep 2026)

Updated quarterly

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BusinessExpectationsOfTheServicesSectorGeneralBusinessOutlookForTheNext6MonthsWeightedPercentagesOfUpSameDownQuarterly.csv (80 rows, 53.9 KB)

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Net Weighted Balance - Total Services Sector	13	-4	4	10	2	-17	7	13	13	7	5	9	8	4	3	9	15	15	14	19	11	11	7	-5	-31	-58	-2	1	2	4	-4	3	9	8	3	9	5	-1	-14	-8	-6	-13	-18	-6	2	3	-4	7	13	5	1	8	9	6	-5	1	2	6	-25	-9	19	17	19	27	33	36	24	17	-3	-48	-53	-15	2	3	8	23	28	22	18	24	23	25	18	22	26	19	12	30	31	31	18	28	19	-27	-6	10	18	-3	-23	-41	-19	5	3	26	26	24	24	24	11	-17	-29	-33	-22	-33	-22	16	22	2	7	18	18	1	8	29	17	12
Weighted Percentages Of Up - Total Services Sector	19	13	15	21	17	8	17	20	20	16	19	18	19	19	19	23	25	23	23	25	20	20	21	20	9	2	12	12	14	15	12	12	17	17	15	20	19	14	10	13	15	12	10	15	17	16	13	18	21	15	15	18	21	20	14	19	19	21	10	16	26	29	31	35	39	45	35	28	21	5	5	15	24	23	23	32	37	32	32	33	31	34	31	33	34	32	30	39	45	41	36	43	36	10	20	27	38	28	15	8	17	29	22	36	36	35	34	36	27	12	8	10	16	10	14	29	32	22	24	32	33	24	24	35	29	26
Weighted Percentages Of Same - Total Services Sector	75	70	74	68	68	67	73	73	73	75	67	73	70	66	65	63	65	69	68	69	71	71	65	55	51	38	74	77	74	74	72	79	75	74	73	69	67	71	66	66	64	63	62	64	68	71	70	71	71	75	71	72	67	66	67	63	64	64	55	59	67	59	57	57	55	46	54	61	55	42	37	55	54	57	62	59	54	58	54	58	61	57	56	56	58	55	52	52	41	49	46	42	47	53	54	56	42	41	47	43	47	47	59	54	54	54	56	52	57	59	55	47	46	47	50	58	58	58	59	54	52	53	60	59	59	60
Weighted Percentages Of Down - Total Services Sector	6	17	11	11	15	25	10	7	7	9	14	9	11	15	16	14	10	8	9	6	9	9	14	25	40	60	14	11	12	11	16	9	8	9	12	11	14	15	24	21	21	25	28	21	15	13	17	11	8	10	14	10	12	14	19	18	17	15	35	25	7	12	12	8	6	9	11	11	24	53	58	30	22	20	15	9	9	10	14	9	8	9	13	11	8	13	18	9	14	10	18	15	17	37	26	17	20	31	38	49	36	24	19	10	10	11	10	12	16	29	37	43	38	43	36	13	10	20	17	14	15	23	16	6	12	14
Net Weighted Balance - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade	23	8	15	25	17	-12	9	16	11	13	3	6	-10	-8	-5	-7	6	17	19	20	24	11	11	-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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	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	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Weighted Percentages Of Up - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade	29	21	19	30	24	6	18	24	18	23	20	15	9	15	17	16	22	25	26	28	32	21	23	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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	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	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Weighted Percentages Of Same - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade	65	67	77	65	69	76	73	68	75	67	63	76	72	62	61	61	62	67	67	64	60	69	65	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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	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	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Weighted Percentages Of Down - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade	6	12	4	5	7	18	9	8	7	10	17	9	19	23	22	23	16	8	7	8	8	10	12	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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	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	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Net Weighted Balance - Wholesale Trade	24	11	15	25	17	-10	9	15	11	15	1	3	-11	-7	-6	-10	4	19	20	20	26	13	11	-2	-27	-53	-15	-5	-4	9	-9	2	4	10	6	6	-2	6	-2	-15	-19	-12	-27	-16	-5	-4	-7	13	15	5	0	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	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	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Weighted Percentages Of Up - Wholesale Trade	30	22	19	30	24	6	17	23	18	23	18	13	7	15	16	13	21	26	26	27	32	21	21	24	10	3	11	8	10	15	7	9	9	19	18	13	11	14	13	11	10	14	11	13	17	14	9	23	21	11	9	13	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	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	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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2024 4Q	20244Q	Numeric	In Percentage Terms	-
2024 3Q	20243Q	Numeric	In Percentage Terms	-
2024 2Q	20242Q	Numeric	In Percentage Terms	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Business Expectations Of The Services Sector - General Business Outlook For The Next 6 Months, Weighted Percentages Of Up, Same, Down, Quarterly (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_c52d871176ed7c3f4991fbc29fbb0512/view

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