Singapore's manufacturing output up 5.9% YoY in April

The transport engineering sector posted the biggest growth at 22.9%.

Singapore’s manufacturing output increased by 5.9% year-on-year in April 2025, driven mainly by strong performance in the transport engineering and electronics sectors.

The transport engineering cluster posted the highest increase, rising 22.9% in April. Aerospace output jumped 39.5% on the back of more maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) work from commercial airlines.

Land transport rose 4.7%, whilst marine & offshore engineering edged up 0.6% with increased activity in shipyards. For January to April, the cluster expanded 16.1% year-on-year.

Electronics output rose 15.2% in April. Infocomms and consumer electronics surged 67.8%, semiconductors grew 11.7%, and computer peripherals & data storage increased 11.3%. The other electronic components segment fell 10.2%. From January to April, the cluster rose 10.5% year-on-year. 

The precision engineering cluster rose 1.6% in April. Precision modules & components expanded 11.7%, driven by higher production of plastic precision parts, connectors, and optical instruments.

The machinery & systems segment fell 0.4%, mainly due to lower output of measuring devices. Year-to-date, the cluster grew 0.9%.

Biomedical manufacturing output declined 1.1%. Medical technology rose 4.9% on sustained export demand for medical devices. Pharmaceuticals output dropped 1.6% due to a different mix of active pharmaceutical ingredients. From January to April, the cluster slipped 0.5%.

The chemicals cluster declined 3.2%. Other chemicals rose 4.1% on stronger fragrance output. Petrochemicals, petroleum, and specialties fell 3.4%, 4.6%, and 5.7%, respectively, due to high inventories and maintenance shutdowns. Year-to-date, the cluster is down 3.1%.

General manufacturing output dropped 15.2%. Printing declined 1.7%, food, beverages & tobacco fell 9.4%, and miscellaneous industries plunged 25.0% due to lower production of furniture, structural metal parts, and paper products. From January to April, the cluster was down 8.3%.

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