industrial production

Electronics lifts Singapore factory output 7.2% in June, but growth misses forecasts

2026-07-27T05:00:00.000Z
China’s burgeoning exports and trade surplus in the 2020s have been dubbed the “second China shock”.

Should South-east Asia fear the second ‘China shock’?

2026-07-14T03:40:36.000Z
The main driver of the growth was the automotive industry, which saw production rise 3.6 per cent.

German industry grows more than expected on auto sector

2026-07-07T08:05:08.000Z
Although aluminium’s price has eased recently on the expected return of Middle Eastern supply, analysts believe that it is likely to remain elevated in the near term.

Resilient aluminium prices set to boost Asia’s smelters over global rivals: analysts

2026-07-03T04:00:00.000Z
Excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 17.7% year on year in May. This was down from April’s revised expansion of 20.2%.

Singapore factory output growth eases to 13% in May; electronics to remain key driver

2026-06-26T05:00:20.000Z
A semiconductor fabrication plant. The linchpin electronics sector is up 44%, extending March's 29% rise.

Singapore factory output up 17.6% in April on AI-related electronics surge, beating forecasts

2026-05-26T05:00:00.000Z
Production at Gardenia’s Pandan Loop manufacturing facility will cease on Jun 30.

QAF-owned Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore, shifts production to Johor Bahru

2026-05-20T04:23:15.000Z
Manufacturing output, which accounts for about three-fourths of total industrial production, climbed 0.6 per cent.

US industrial production rises by most in over a year

2026-05-15T14:10:57.000Z
China’s path forward lies in a strategic transition towards supplying capital goods, industrial equipment and production inputs.
THE BROAD VIEW

China: From consumer goods exporter to the ‘industrial mother machine’

2026-05-08T04:00:00.000Z
The prospects of energy shortages and usage restrictions may mean reorientation away from economic growth is happening out of necessity.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Is this the moment we change the way we think about economic growth?

2026-05-06T22:45:00.000Z