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Economists see S'pore manufacturing activity picking up by Q2

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Published Tue, Feb 2, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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    Singapore

    SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector, already morose from a seven-month contraction that mirrors a regional trend, is in for a few more moribund months ahead, say economists.

    But as the global economy shifts, some of them are forecasting a pick-up in Singapore's manufacturing activity by the second quarter of this year.

    Manufacturing

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