Singapore’s GDP Grew by 2.9 Per Cent in the Second Quarter of 2024
12 July 2024
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12 July 2024. Based on advance estimates, the Singapore economy grew by 2.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the second quarter of 2024, extending the 3.0 per cent growth in the previous quarter. On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted basis, the economy expanded by 0.4 per cent, slightly faster than the 0.3 per cent expansion in the first quarter of 2024.
Sectoral Performance
The manufacturing sector grew by 0.5 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, a reversal from the 1.7 per cent contraction in the previous quarter. Growth in the sector was supported by output expansions across all manufacturing clusters, except for the biomedical manufacturing and precision engineering clusters. On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted basis, the sector expanded by 0.6 per cent, a turnaround from the 5.3 per cent contraction in the first quarter.
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MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
12 July 2024
