S’pore factory output rises at pace of 9.8%

Visitors take photographs at the Merlion park in Singapore on August 13, 2019. - Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s total manufacturing output rose for a third straight month in September, though the key electronics industry saw a slower pace of growth.

Economists told The Straits Times that Singapore’s manufacturing recovery may stay on track despite the economic and geopolitical risks to global trade.