SINGAPORE: Singapore's trade-driven economy shrank in the first quarter as demand for exports remained weak, but a robust construction sector cushioned the decline, preliminary government estimates showed Friday.
Gross domestic product (GDP) for the three months to March contracted 1.4 percent from the preceding quarter, weighed down by an 11.3 percent shrinkage in the manufacturing sector, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said.
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