Singapore 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.

Firms transshipping through S’pore must declare the true country of origin of goods: MTI

This comes after a White House report naming Singapore as part of China’s ‘shadow transshipment network’.

‘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

Trump hits Singapore with new 12.5% tariff, affecting one-third of exports to US

Singapore has rejected suggestions that it engages in unfair trade practises, including the use of forced labour in supply chains.

News analysis

Singapore’s AI-powered growth masks economic risks from Iran war and US tariffs

Beyond elevated energy prices, other risks to Singapore’s economic growth include US tariffs and the El Nino weather pattern, which may push up food prices.

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.

Economists lower Singapore growth forecast for 2026 to 3.5% from 3.6%: MAS survey

The Singapore economy expanded by 6 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, slightly exceeding the survey’s median forecast of 5.8 per cent in the previous survey.

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.

New Trump tariff of 12.5% would cover one-third of Singapore exports to the US: MTI

The new tariffs will replace a 10 per cent global levy under Section 122 when it expires in late July.

ST Explains: What does Trump’s new tariff on ‘forced labour’ mean for Singapore trade?

The proposed forced-labour tariff drew immediate criticism from major economies such as the EU and China, and experts expect lawsuits once it goes into effect.

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