The Result of GDP Estimates in Singapore and Overall Patterns of Growth for the Twentieth Century

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Results of GDP Estimates

• Assessment of GDP Estimates

  • Consistency Check

    • Unit Root Test

  • Upturns and Downturns of Each Component of GDP, 1900–39 and 1950–60

    • Private Final Consumption Expenditure in Current and 1914 Prices

    • Government Final Consumption Expenditure in Current and 1914 Prices

    • Gross Capital Formation in Current and 1914 Prices

    • Net Exports of Goods and Services in Current and 1914 Prices

      • Exports of Goods and Services

      • Imports of Goods and Services

  • International Comparison

    • Growth Rate of GDP and Its Components

    • Share of Each Component of GDP to GDP

• Overall Pattern of Singapore's GDP during the Twentieth Century

  • Transforming the Base Year from 1914 Prices to 1990 Prices for the Periods 1900–39 and 1950–60

  • Overall Patterns of Growth for the Twentieth Century

    • Growth Rate of GDP and Its Component in the Twentieth Century

    • Share of Each Component of GDP