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Straits Times, 17 Sep 2009

S'pore Aug exports up 1.3%

SINGAPORE'S exports in August rose 1.3 per cent from July, when it was up 5.9 per cent.
Against a year ago, non-oil domestic exports fell 7.1 per cent, after an 8.7 per cent drop in July, 2008, due to lower electronic sales, said International Enterprise Singapore, the trade promotion agency on Thursday.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/09/17/business-as-singapore-trade_6896831.html

Forbes.com, 17 Sep 2009

Singapore exports fall 7.1 percent in August

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's ailing exports improved in August as global demand for the city-state's products slowly recovered.

Exports excluding oil fell 7.1 percent in August from the same month of 2008 to 12.1 billion Singapore dollars ($8.5 billion) following an 8.7 percent drop in July, according to Trade and Industry Ministry figures released Thursday. Compared to July, exports rose a seasonally adjusted 1.3 percent.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apG5tF0bX2So

Bloomberg.com, 17 Sep 2009

Singapore’s Export Slump Eases as World Recovers From Recession


Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s exports dropped the least in 11 months in August after signs emerged that the global economy is pulling out of its worst recession since the 1930s.
Non-oil domestic exports fell 7.1 percent from a year earlier, after contracting a revised 8.7 percent in July, the trade promotion agency said in a statement today. Economists had expected a 5 percent decline.

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