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Singapore economic data

Singapore factory output expands in July, driven by precision engineering and sustained AI demand

Total factory output climbed 6.8 per cent year on year in July, after a 7.2 per cent rise in June.
Total factory output climbed 6.8 per cent year on year in July, after a 7.2 per cent rise in June.

Singapore’s core inflation rises to 2% in July as electricity prices surge

Singapore’s core inflation rose in July due to higher inflation for electricity and gas, services and food.
Singapore’s core inflation rose in July due to higher inflation for electricity and gas, services and food.

S’pore factory activity expands in July on AI boom, but supply chain crisis brews due to Iran war

Singapore’s factory activity expands for the 12th consecutive month amid the AI-driven semiconductor supercycle.
Singapore’s factory activity expands for the 12th consecutive month amid the AI-driven semiconductor supercycle.

Singapore’s core inflation edges up to 1.6% in June, slightly lower than forecasts

Singapore’s core inflation came in at 1.6 per cent in June, up from 1.4 per cent in May.
Singapore’s core inflation came in at 1.6 per cent in June, up from 1.4 per cent in May.

S’pore’s Q2 growth eases to 5.7% as Iran war tempers AI-powered manufacturing growth

PSA Pasir Panjang terminal in Singapore.
PSA Pasir Panjang terminal in Singapore.

Singapore’s core inflation holds steady in May, but prices could climb

Private transport inflation saw the biggest jump in May, from 8.1 per cent in April to 8.6 per cent, on the back of larger increases in car and motorcycle prices.
Private transport inflation saw the biggest jump in May, from 8.1 per cent in April to 8.6 per cent, on the back of larger increases in car and motorcycle prices.

Singapore factory activity grows at fastest pace since December 2024 on AI demand

Workers at Add-Plus, an electronics manufacturing company that makes printed circuit boards.
Workers at Add-Plus, an electronics manufacturing company that makes printed circuit boards.

S’pore manufacturing output rises in April, driven by AI-related tailwinds

On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, manufacturing output increased 5.8 per cent in April 2026.
On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, manufacturing output increased 5.8 per cent in April 2026.

Singapore core inflation sees surprise drop in April but higher costs loom

While core inflation eased, private transport inflation jumped 8.1 per cent in April due to larger increases in petrol and car prices.
While core inflation eased, private transport inflation jumped 8.1 per cent in April due to larger increases in petrol and car prices.

Singapore factory output rebounds in March, driven by electronics

The slower manufacturing output growth in February was due to temporary shutdowns during the Lunar New Year festive period, which largely normalised in March.

ST PHOTO: Arshi Iqbal
The slower manufacturing output growth in February was due to temporary shutdowns during the Lunar New Year festive period, which largely normalised in March.

ST PHOTO: Arshi Iqbal

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