Singapore's manufacturing output grew a seasonally adjusted 24.7% month-on-month in April, following a revised 15.1% drop in the previous month, a report by the country's Economic Development Board said Tuesday. Economists expected output to rise 6.3%.
Year-on-year, the manufacturing output slipped 0.5% in April, much slower than a revised 32.8% fall recorded in March. Economists expected a decline of 21%.
For the first four months of the year, manufacturing output declined 19.1% from the corresponding period in the previous year.
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December 19, 2025 15:10 ET U.S. inflation data and interest rate decisions by major central banks were the highlights of this busy week for economics news flow. Employment data and survey results on the housing markets also gained attention in the U.S. In Europe, the European Central Bank and Bank of England announced their policy decisions and macroeconomic projections.