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Non-oil domestic exports

Singapore’s key exports rise 24.2% in July due to strong AI demand, but miss forecasts

Electronics NODX grew 112 per cent, with disk media products seeing the largest increase at 339.1 per cent.
Electronics NODX grew 112 per cent, with disk media products seeing the largest increase at 339.1 per cent.

S’pore upgrades key exports forecast for 2026 after AI-powered 27.4% jump in Q2

Electronics shipments in the April-June period surged by 88.1 per cent year on year.
Electronics shipments in the April-June period surged by 88.1 per cent year on year.

‘Nothing we can do’: Singapore businesses stung by higher 12.5% US tariff

T.K. Khor (left), owner of Outsource Asia Industries, said the Trump administration’s tariff salvo has already cost him a chunk of business as some customers were not willing to take on the higher costs.
Credit: Courtesy of T.K. Khor
T.K. Khor (left), owner of Outsource Asia Industries, said the Trump administration’s tariff salvo has already cost him a chunk of business as some customers were not willing to take on the higher costs.
Credit: Courtesy of T.K. Khor

Singapore’s key exports rise 20.7% in June, miss forecasts despite strong AI demand

Singapore’s export growth in June was slightly softer than the 28.7 per cent expansion forecast by economists in a Bloomberg poll.
Singapore’s export growth in June was slightly softer than the 28.7 per cent expansion forecast by economists in a Bloomberg poll.

S’pore’s key exports surge 38.4% in May, biggest jump since 2003 on strong AI-related demand

Singapore non-oil domestic exports expanded 4 per cent, adding to the 9.2 per cent growth in January.
Singapore non-oil domestic exports expanded 4 per cent, adding to the 9.2 per cent growth in January.

News analysis

Chips still king of S’pore exports amid non-tech upswing in Asia

The semiconductor sector contributes close to 6 per cent of Singapore’s gross domestic product and employs more than 35,000 people.
The semiconductor sector contributes close to 6 per cent of Singapore’s gross domestic product and employs more than 35,000 people.

Singapore upgrades 2026 key exports growth forecast as AI-related demand surges

Nodx grew by 9.6 per cent in the first quarter, extending the 12.7 per cent expansion in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Nodx grew by 9.6 per cent in the first quarter, extending the 12.7 per cent expansion in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Indonesia plans to tighten state control over commodity exports

The government is planning to create a new state entity to manage exports of the commodities in order to crack down on under-invoicing, according to the people.
The government is planning to create a new state entity to manage exports of the commodities in order to crack down on under-invoicing, according to the people.

Singapore’s key exports in April hit highest growth rate since 2012 on AI-related demand

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Generic pix of shipping activities at the PSA Brani Terminal, on April 22, 2026.
Can also be used for stories on economy, shipping, ports, containers terminal, port hub, vessels, harbour, cargo.
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Generic pix of shipping activities at the PSA Brani Terminal, on April 22, 2026.
Can also be used for stories on economy, shipping, ports, containers terminal, port hub, vessels, harbour, cargo.

Singapore key exports surge 15.3% in March on AI-driven electronics demand

Despite the Iran war breaking out at the end of February, March saw non-oil domestic exports growing for the seventh consecutive month.
Despite the Iran war breaking out at the end of February, March saw non-oil domestic exports growing for the seventh consecutive month.

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