SINGAPORE: Singapore's exports in August rose more than expected, thanks to a jump in chemical product shipments, although exports to major markets slowed in a sign that the city-state's economy is being hobbled by an uneven global recovery.
Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) increased 6% in August from a year earlier, trade agency International Enterprise Singapore said on Wednesday in a statement. That compared with a 2.6% growth forecast in a Reuters poll, and a 3.3% decline in July.
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