Singapore manufacturing output down for second month in December

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SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output declined for a second consecutive month in December 2019, according to data released by the Economic ...

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Transport engineering output was down the most as it shrank 14.1 per cent from the same period in 2018. Overall, the cluster contracted 1.8 per cent in 2019 from 2018.

General manufacturing output fell by 10.0 per cent last month, but scored a 1.5 per cent overall growth in 2019.READ: Globalisation needs to be in terms Singaporeans can relate to - PM Lee Biomedical manufacturing was a bright spot with output expanding 10.3 per cent in December from the same period in 2018. The cluster grew 10.7 per cent overall in 2019.

Precision engineering output also increased 7.0 per cent last month, but its overall performance for 2019 was negative as output decreased 2.5 per cent. A slight expansion in electronics output of 0.2 per cent in December; overall, output of the electronics cluster fell 7.4 per cent in 2019 compared to 2018.

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