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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

Janice Heng

Published Thu, Feb 15, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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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.

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Jan exports up 13% despite electronics slide

Janice Heng

Economy & Policy

NTUC aims to do more to support PMEs, who now account for nearly half its membership

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Apr 25)

Singapore’s inflation eases more than expected in March, with headline inflation at 2.5-year low

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