
Singapore electronic manufacturing output grew record 26.9% in 2010
This far surpassed the global industry growth of 9.3 per cent.
According to EDB, the electronics industry was also the largest contributor to Singapore's 2010 GDP from the manufacturing sector, with its share of GDP increasing to 7.0% from 5.7% in 2009.
This robust growth will result in 2,600 new high value-added jobs, said Mr Yeoh Keat Chuan, Assistant Managing Director, Singapore Economic Development Board.