Import prices in Singapore climbed 19.1% year-on-year in May 2026, marking the highest growth since June 2022 and following an upwardly revised 18.9% increase in April. Prices accelerated in crude materials excluding fuels (15.3% vs 13.8% in April), mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (76.9% vs 75.1%), animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes (3.1% vs 0.7%), chemicals and chemical products (3.0% vs 0.7%), manufactured goods (7.4% vs 5.3%), machinery and transport equipment (4.5% vs 3.9%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (7.4% vs 7.3%). At the same time, prices for beverages and tobacco rebounded (0.2% vs -1.4%), while the decline in prices for food and live animals eased (-5.2% vs -6.0%). source: Statistics Singapore

Import Prices YoY in Singapore averaged 0.57 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 July of 2026.

Import Prices YoY in Singapore is expected to be 21.00 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
2026-05-29 03:20 AM
Import Prices YoY
Apr 18.4% 17.1% 13.3%
2026-06-29 03:30 AM
Import Prices YoY
May 19.1% 18.9% 24.0%
2026-07-29 03:30 AM
Import Prices YoY
Jun 19.1% 21%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 102.81 102.05 points May 2026
Core Consumer Prices 102.06 102.07 points May 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 1.40 1.40 percent May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 101.70 99.30 points May 2026
CPI Transportation 109.30 109.00 points May 2026
Export Prices 103.51 104.31 points May 2026
Export Prices YoY 14.70 13.30 percent May 2026
Food Inflation 1.80 1.60 percent May 2026
GDP Deflator 134.00 135.60 points Mar 2026
Import Prices 107.01 108.79 points May 2026
Import Prices YoY 19.10 18.90 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.80 1.80 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.70 -0.30 percent May 2026
Domestic Supply Price Index 130.93 133.44 points May 2026
Domestic Supply Price Index YoY 34.20 32.10 percent May 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
19.10 18.90 26.90 -17.40 1975 - 2026 percent Monthly
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