Singapore exports down 15.9% in May as China shipments slip


On a month-on-month, seasonally adjusted basis, exports grew 6.2%, accelerating from the 0.6% decline the month before, data from the trade agency Enterprise Singapore showed.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 15.9% year-on-year in May partly due to a sharp decline in shipments to China, official data showed on Monday.

The drop was slightly smaller than the 16.5% decline predicted by economists in a Reuters poll, but more than the 10% fall seen in April.

On a month-on-month, seasonally adjusted basis, exports grew 6.2%, accelerating from the 0.6% decline the month before, data from the trade agency Enterprise Singapore showed.

This was better than the 4.9% increase predicted by economists - Reuters

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