The public can now access key official data on Singapore while on-the-go with the SingStat mobile application launched on Tuesday by the Department of Statistics (DOS).

And the app is free.

Jointly developed by DOS and the InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore (iDA), the SingStat app provides users easy access to key official statistics in the form of some 200 charts from 25 data categories.

They include including gross domestic product, population, prices, labour, manufacturing, services and international trade.

Users can also customise how they view the data.

The app can by downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

DOS said that to enhance the user experience, the app adopts adaptive planning that allows for rapid prototyping and continual improvements based on user feedback.