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Jump in pharma exports lifts Singapore NODX in April

Sharon See
Published Mon, May 18, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    ECONOMISTS appear mixed on how Singapore's exports will continue to perform in the coming months, even though April's data posted a third straight month of expansion thanks to a surge in pharmaceuticals amid the pandemic.

    Non-oil domestic exports rose 9.7 per cent year-on-year in April, according to data from Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on Monday, easing from March's 17.6 per cent expansion.

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