Posted on 17 Oct 2011
Singapore's nonoil domestic exports (NODX) fell by a largerthanexpected seasonally adjusted 9.3 percent in September from August as electronics continued to decline.
From a year ago, the citystate's key exports fell 4.5 percent from a year ago.
Economists had predicted Singapore's nonoil domestic exports would fall 2.9 percent monthmonth but rise 2.3 percent from a year ago.
KEY POINTS (Percentage change, year on year):
|
Month |
Sept |
Aug |
Jul |
Jun |
May |
Apr |
|
NODX |
4.5 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
1 |
7.1 |
2 |
|
Electronics |
13.6 |
19.4 |
16.9 |
17.2 |
15.2 |
10.5 |