Singapore’s manufacturing production climbed 10.1% year-on-year in March 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 3.3% rise in the previous month. It marked the strongest growth since December 2025, as electronics output surged to 30% from 23.4% in February, led by semiconductors and infocomms, and consumer electronics. Moreover, production rebounded in precision engineering (14% vs -5.5%), transport engineering (2% vs -3.2%), and general manufacturing industries (7.6% vs -4.9%). Output declined at a softer pace in biomedical manufacturing (-14.3% vs -25.9%). In contrast, output continued to fall in chemicals (-16% vs -4.8%), weighed down mainly by petroleum and petrochemicals. On a monthly basis, manufacturing output rose 4.7% after a downwardly revised 1.2% drop in February, marking its strongest monthly gain since October 2025. Over the first quarter of 2026, manufacturing output increased 7.9% compared with the same period a year earlier.