Production further shrinks in October in Singapore
Singapore’s overall factory activity sank further in October, data from the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM) has shown.
Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s overallfactory activity sank further in October, data from the SingaporeInstitute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM) has shown.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped afurther 0.2 point to post a second straight month of contracti♉on at 49.7 in🥂October.
A reading below 50 on the index indicatescontraction from the previous month; one above 50 means growth. The October’sreading was attributed to a faster contraction in the key indices of neworders, factory output and inventory, SIPMM said.
The electronics PMI slid 0.3 point to 49.1 as aresult of a sharper c⛎ontraction in the key indices ಌof new orders, new exports,factory output, inventory and employment.
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