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No light at the end of manufacturing tunnel

Singapore factory output back in the red in May; economists even more doubtful about recovery

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Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Wed, Jun 26, 2019 · 09:50 PM
    Down once more

    Singapore

    THE fate of the Singapore economy hangs on US-China trade outcomes, analysts warned on Wednesday, after more gloomy factory numbers.

    Singapore's manufacturing output was down year on year by 2.4 per cent in May, after a brief reprieve in April, according to the latest preliminary Economic Development Board data.

    Singapore economy

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