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Manufacturing growth surpasses 6.6% forecast, steady growth expected for electronics
Published Thu, May 25, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
GROWTH in the electronics and precision engineering clusters in the manufacturing sector are expected to be sustained for the rest of the year, while services-producing industries have also shown signs of picking up.
The manufacturing sector grew a respectable 8 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, based on the fuller estimates released by Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday.
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