Singapore’s exports slump in February
The data showed that the country’s electronics exports declined 12.5% on the year compared with a gain of 5% in January while non-electronic exports also slumped 8.5% after increasing 4% in the previous month. The report showed that petrochemical exports from the country dipped 30.9% while exports of primary chemicals fell 24.3%.
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