Singapore's gross domestic product spiked a seasonally adjusted annualized 15.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said in Friday's advance estimate.
That blew past expectations for an increase of 8.0 percent following the 1.8 percent increase in the first quarter.
On a yearly basis, GDP expanded 3.7 percent - also topping forecasts for an increase of 2.0 percent after adding 0.2 percent in the previous three months.
The manufacturing sector gained 1.1 percent on year and 37.6 percent on quarter, following the 6.9 percent yearly contraction and the 12.7 percent quarterly decline in the previous three months.
The sharp rebound largely reflected the strong growth in the output of the biomedical manufacturing and electronics clusters, the MTI noted.
The construction sector climbed 5.6 percent on year and 9.0 percent on quarter after climbing 6.8 percent on year and 14.3 percent on quarter in the first quarter.
The services producing industries collected 5.0 percent on year and 9.0 percent on quarter after gaining 2.7 percent on year and 8.1 percent on quarter in the three months prior.
Growth was primarily supported by a robust recovery in the wholesale and retail trade sector and the transportation and storage sector, the MTI said.
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