{
  "id": 16562309,
  "title": "Singapore factory output growth slows sharply to 3.4% in September, missing forecasts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/singapore-factory-output-growth-slows-sharply-to-3-4-in-september",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T05:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/singapore-factory-output-growth-slows-sharply-3-4-september-missing-forecasts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's factory output growth decelerated significantly to 3.4% year on year in September, falling short of market expectations and marking a stark contrast to the 15.4% expansion witnessed in August. The slowdown was primarily driven by subdued electronics production and a contraction in biomedical manufacturing. Excluding the volatile biomedical sector, output rose 9% year on year, down from the revised 16.8% expansion in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, output declined 3.9% in September, contrasting with August's revised 1% contraction.",
  "summary": "Electronics growth slows while biomedical manufacturing contracts",
  "key_points": [
    "Singapore factory output growth slowed to 3.4% in September",
    "Market expected higher growth, missing forecasts",
    "Electronics and biomedical sectors contributed to slowdown"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sudden deceleration in production signals a cooling manufacturing landscape as weakness in electronics and biomedical sectors offsets broader growth trends within the local industrial economy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}