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Singapore key exports jump 22% in October, much stronger than expected

The reading was well above the 7.5 per cent rise forecast by economists in a Bloomberg poll.

Shipments of electronic products rose 33.2 per cent in October, extending the 30.4 per cent rise in the previous month.

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