Singapore's economy grows 5.4 per cent in the third quarter as manufacturing expands 7.5 per cent

20 October 2026

The Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry released advance estimates on 14 October 2026.
Singapore's gross domestic product grew 5.4 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026.
That was slower than the 6.2 per cent recorded in the second quarter.
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis the economy grew 1.1 per cent, after 1.5 per cent.
Manufacturing output grew 7.5 per cent year-on-year, down from 12.9 per cent in the second quarter.
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis manufacturing contracted 0.9 per cent after a 6.3 per cent expansion.
Electronics, precision engineering, transport engineering and general manufacturing grew, while chemicals and biomedical manufacturing declined.