Import prices in Singapore rose 15.6% year-on-year in August 2026, following a 13.5% increase in July. Prices grew faster for mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (56.6% vs 45.8% in July) and miscellaneous manufactured articles (7.6% vs 6.0%). At the same time, the decline in prices of beverages and tobacco moderated (-0.5% vs -0.8%). On the other hand, prices grew more slowly for crude materials excluding fuels (19.3% vs 19.4%), animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes (4.1% vs 4.9%), chemicals and chemical products (5.0% vs 5.5%), manufactured goods (7.9% vs 8.4%), and machinery and transport equipment (4.2% vs 4.5%), while prices of food and live animals continued to fall (-2.6% vs -2.4%). source: Statistics Singapore

Import Prices YoY in Singapore averaged 0.64 percent from 1975 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 26.90 percent in May of 2022 and a record low of -17.40 percent in January of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Singapore Import Prices YoY. Singapore Import Prices YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Import Prices YoY in Singapore is expected to be 16.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Singapore Import Prices YoY is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-28 03:30 AM
Import Prices YoY
Jul 13.5% 13.1% 13.4%
2026-09-29 03:30 AM
Import Prices YoY
Aug 15.6% 13.5% 14.9%
2026-10-29 03:30 AM
Import Prices YoY
Sep 15.6% 16%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 103.33 102.70 points Aug 2026
Core Consumer Prices 102.74 102.46 points Aug 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.20 2.00 percent Aug 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 102.74 101.10 points Aug 2026
CPI Transportation 110.30 109.80 points Aug 2026
Export Prices 103.47 101.57 points Aug 2026
Export Prices YoY 15.20 13.10 percent Aug 2026
Food Inflation 2.30 2.20 percent Aug 2026
GDP Deflator 139.40 134.90 points Jun 2026
Import Prices 105.55 103.88 points Aug 2026
Import Prices YoY 15.60 13.50 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.30 2.20 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.60 -0.20 percent Aug 2026
Domestic Supply Price Index 135.32 129.99 points Aug 2026
Domestic Supply Price Index YoY 38.80 33.60 percent Aug 2026


Singapore Import Prices YoY
In Singapore, the Import Price Index (IPI) tracks changes in the monthly prices of imported goods. The IPI is also used as price deflators to estimate the volume of international trade and to compile constant price National Accounts estimates.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
15.60 13.50 26.90 -17.40 1975 - 2026 percent Monthly
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