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MANUFACTURING output increased by 14.4 per cent last month on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis.

And excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output increased by 23.9 per cent.

The electronics cluster saw the biggest jump with a 57.3 per cent increase in output last month (y-o-y).
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) attributed this to higher demand, coupled with the low b… more

Industrial production rose in line with expectations in December as electric and gas utilities stepped up output in an unusually cold month, a Federal Reserve report showed on Friday.







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(SINGAPORE) Economists expect stronger year-on- year (yoy) growth for the final quarter of 2009, although a slump in biomedical output could trigger a quarterly contraction.

The government will announce the Q4 GDP advance estimate next Monday. But Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is expected to give an indication of Singapore’s 2009 economic performance and the outlook for 2010 in his annual New Y… more

German industrial new orders will probably have picked up again in October, as most of the correlated indicators improved. However, output in the German producing sector might have suffered a setback in October, after having soared unexpectedly the previous month. Following their usual seasonal pattern, the German trade balance and…

German industrial new orders could have continued to soar in July, because all correlated indicators improved. For similar reasons, output in the German producing sector is likely to have rebounded in July. Likewise, French and Italian industrial production will probably have increased in July.

Reuters – U.S. industrial output gained for the first time in nine months in July and inflation remained muted, but consumer confidence was unexpectedly weak this month, according to reports on Friday.

Production from America’s factories, mines and utilities rose more than expected in July, with the first gain in nine months driven by increased output from auto companies.

German GDP will probably have contracted slightly quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2009, just as output in the producing sector did. On 13 August, Destatis (the German Federal Statistical Office) is publishing its “flash release” on German Q2 GDP; a detailed breakdown of the components will follow on 25 August. Investment in…

Reuters – U.S. industrial output declined at a slower pace in June and a key regional U.S. factory survey posted its strongest reading in a year this month, suggesting the recession was loosening its grip.

German industrial new orders could have remained more or less unchanged in May, as the correlated indicators sent mixed signals. However, April new orders are likely to be revised downwards significantly. Output in the German producing sector will probably have decreased in May, just like most of the correlated indicators….