industrial production

China industrial profits decline in November as demand cools

[BEIJING] China’s industrial profits fell for a second month in November, adding to signs that weakening domestic demand and persistent deflation are weighing on corporate earnings.

Industrial output, which covers industrial firms with annual revenue of at least US$2.85 million, recorded growth of 4.8 per cent in November, the weakest monthly year-on-year rise since August 2024.

China expects industrial output to have grown 5.9% in 2025

[BEIJING] China’s industry ministry expects output of large industrial companies to have increased 5.9 per cent in 2025 compared with 2024, state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday (Dec 26).

Biomedical manufacturing was the best-performing cluster in November, with output surging 79.3% year on year.

Singapore factory output rises 14.3% in November, moderating from October’s growth

Pharmaceuticals and electronics – exempt from US tariffs for now – lead growth

Factory output grew across the board in October, except for general manufacturing.

Singapore’s October factory output records highest jump in 15 years, up 29.1% on pharma surge

This surprised private-sector economists who had expected a 6.7% growth

Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, rose 2.9 per cent in October after expanding 3.0 per cent in September, beating forecasts for a 2.8 per cent gain.

China’s economy jolted by weakest factory output, retail sales growth in over a year

Oct figures pile pressure on policymakers as a trade war with the US and weak domestic demand heighten growth risks

Singapore's August factory output missed economists’ expectations for a 1.9% contraction.

Singapore factory output slumps 7.8% in August, reversing July’s growth

Most clusters post year-on-year contractions in production, with the exception of chemicals and transport engineering

Electronics production surges 13.1% on year in July.

Singapore manufacturing output outstrips estimates with 7.1% climb in July; economists mixed on H2

Five of six clusters, including the key electronics cluster, mark industrial production growth

Excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 8.2% year on year in June. This was up from May’s revised growth of 4.8%.

Singapore manufacturing output up 8% in June, but economists cautious on H2

Output in the key electronics sector is up 6.6%, extending May’s 3.4% increase

Excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 4.9% year on year in May, moderating from the revised 7.8% growth posted in April.

Singapore’s factory output growth slows to 3.9% in May, but beats estimates

Nearly all clusters, including electronics, have recorded increases in production year on year