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Electronic exports boost Singapore industrial production

Manufacturing climbed 21.3% for the said month.

According to Bloomberg, Singapore avoided a recession last year after the economy rebounded from a contraction in the third quarter, and early signs of a trade pick-up is helping to support growth in the export-reliant city state.

Despite an increase in unemployment to a six-year high last quarter, export growth beat forecasts for a second consecutive month in December. Preliminary data showed gross domestic product grew at the fastest pace in more than three years in the fourth quarter.

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