http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_430997.html
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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