Facts & Figures
Percentage of economic growth in Year 2007: 7.4%
Industrial production growth rate: 6.8% (2007 est.)
Electricity - production: 41.137.7 billion kWh (2007)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1998)
Electricity - consumption: 37.420.3 billion kWh (2007)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2007)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2007)
Agriculture - products: rubber, copra, fruit, vegetables; poultry, eggs, fish, orchids, ornamental fish
Currency: 1 Singapore dollar (S$ or SGD) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
| Year | Singapore Dollars per US$1 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.0530 |
| 1985 | 2.1213 |
| 1990 | 1.7275 |
| 1995 | 1.4148 |
| 2000 | 1.7361 |
| 2005 | 1.6738 |
| 2008 (April) | 1.3643 |
| 2009 (March) | 1.5123 |
| 2010 | 1.2844 |
| 2011 (May) | 1.2336 |
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