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Construction, infocomm to drive 2020 growth amid Covid-19 virus impact

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Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Mon, Feb 17, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    WITH the once-expected manufacturing recovery in 2020 now jeopardised by the Covid-19 outbreak, Singapore is counting on sectors such as construction, and information and communications, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Monday.

    Manufacturing was expected to turn the corner in 2020, after a weak year in which it shrank by 1.4 per cent. Growth in 2019 came instead from construction - up 2.8 per cent after three years of decline - and services, up 1.1 per cent.

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