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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

Data from Jan 1995 to Jun 2024Last updated: 24 Oct 2024, 15:11 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 31/07/2024

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

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BusinessExpectationsOfTheServicesSectorGeneralBusinessOutlookForTheNext6MonthsWeightedPercentagesOfUpSameDownQuarterly.csv (80 rows, 50.8 KB)

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Net Weighted Balance - Total Services Sector1375984391515141911117-5-31-58-2124-4398395-1-14-8-6-13-18-623-471351896-5126-25-91917192733362417-3-48-53-15238232822182423251822261912303131182819-27-61018-3-23-41-1953262624242411-17-29-33-22-33-22162227181818291712
Weighted Percentages Of Up - Total Services Sector20161918191919232523232520202120921212141512121717152019141013151210151716131821151518212014191921101626293135394535282155152423233237323233313431333432303945413643361020273828158172922363635343627128101610142932222432332424352926
Weighted Percentages Of Same - Total Services Sector73756773706665636569686971716555513874777474727975747369677166666463626468717071717571726766676364645559675957575546546155423755545762595458545861575656585552524149464247535456424147434747595454545652575955474647505858585954525360595960
Weighted Percentages Of Down - Total Services Sector79149111516141089699142540601411121116989121114152421212528211513171181014101214191817153525712128691111245358302220159910149891311813189141018151737261720313849362419101011101216293743384336131020171415231661214
Net Weighted Balance - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade111336-10-8-5-76171920241111-1----------------------------nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Weighted Percentages Of Up - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade1823201591517162225262832212325----------------------------nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Weighted Percentages Of Same - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade75676376726261616267676460696549----------------------------nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Weighted Percentages Of Down - Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade71017919232223168788101226----------------------------nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Net Weighted Balance - Wholesale Trade111513-11-7-6-104192020261311-2-27-53-15-5-49-9241066-26-2-15-19-12-27-16-5-4-71315509nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Weighted Percentages Of Up - Wholesale Trade18231813715161321262627322121241031181015799191813111413111014111317149232111913nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana

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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 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 28, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_c52d871176ed7c3f4991fbc29fbb0512/view

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