Output dips despite high growth expectations

Potential slowdown: Visitors view a model of a Boeing Business Jet 737-7 at forum and expo at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore. The aerospace segment increased by 18.3%, bolstered by higher production of aircraft parts and more maintenance. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: Factory production in Singapore fell in February, breaking a seven-month rising streak, after the biomedical and electronics clusters contracted year-on-year (y-o-y).

Total output decreased by 1.3% y-o-y, after a revised 8% increase in January and a 5.9% rise last December.