SINGAPORE: Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore declined by 2.7 per cent over the year in March, according to statistics released by trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore on Tuesday (Apr 16).
The decline eased from the 6 per cent drop in February as both electronic and non-electronic exports decreased at a slower pace, but was worse than the 0.2 per cent increase predicted by economists in a Reuters poll.
On a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, NODX decreased by 1.8 per cent in March, after the previous month’s 2.7 per cent decline.
Shipments to six out of 10 of Singapore's top markets increased in March, with growth led by the US, Japan and EU. Exports to China – Singapore's biggest market – as well as Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia declined.
Electronic exports declined by 7.1 per cent in March, improving from the 12.7 per cent decrease in the previous month.
Part of PCs, ICs and diodes and transistors declined by 51.2 per cent, 6.3 per cent and 24.6 per cent respectively, and they contributed the most to the decrease in electronic domestic exports, IE Singapore said.
AdvertisementAdvertisementNon-electronic shipments decreased by 1.3 per cent from the high base a year ago, after the 3.3 per cent decline in the previous month.
Non-monetary gold, structural parts made up of iron, steel and aluminium, and aircraft parts decreased by 55.1 per cent, 95.3 per cent and 53.6 per cent respectively, contributing the most to the decline in non-electronic shipments.
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