Singapore's economy grows 5.4% in Q3, driven by electronics

Singapore’s economy grew 5.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, slightly slower than the 6.2 per cent reported in the second quarter of the year, according to advance estimates from the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry on Oct 14. Growth in the manufacturing sector was driven by output expansions in the electronics, precision engineering, transport engineering and general manufacturing clusters. Sheana Yue, senior economist at Oxford Economics, helps unpack the latest figures and what they mean for the economy on CNA's Asia First. Read more: https://cna.asia/4dEuseO

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