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Jan exports up 13% despite electronics slide

Economists expect overall NODX growth to moderate this year after last year's brisk pace

Singapore

SINGAPORE'S trade got off to a strong start in this year, with growth in non-electronics exports more than making up for the second straight month of decline in electronics exports.

Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) went up 13 per cent year-on-year in January, according to data released on Thursday by trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore.

This was up from a 3.1 per cent rise in December. It also far outpaced economists' estimates of 8.9 per cent growth.

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