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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 22.2 per cent in October from the same month a year earlier, Enterprise Singapore said on Monday (Nov 17).<\/p>\n
The increase was led by non-monetary gold and supported by electronic products, said EnterpriseSG.<\/p>\n
The export growth compared with a Reuters poll forecast of a 7.5 per cent increase, and followed a revised rise of 7 per cent in September.<\/p>\n
NODX rose by 4.1 per cent in the first 10 months of 2025, according to the media release.<\/p>\n
Electronic NODX expanded by 33.2 per cent in October, extending the 30.4 per cent rise in the previous month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Integrated circuits, personal computers<\/span> and disk media products contributed the most to electronic NODX, expanding 40.9 per cent, 77.7 per cent and 31.4 per cent respectively.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, non-electronic NODX expanded by 18.8 per cent in October, following a 0.5 per cent increase in the previous month.<\/p>\n The growth was driven by non-monetary gold, specialised machinery and pharmaceuticals, expanding by 176.8 per cent, 16.1 per cent and 25.2 per cent respectively, said EnterpriseSG.<\/p>\n Among key markets, exports to Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong rose strongly, while shipments to the US were lower than a year earlier.<\/p>\n NODX to Taiwan expanded by 61.5 per cent in October, extending the 31.9 per cent rise in the preceding month, said EnterpriseSG.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, NODX to Thailand and Hong Kong rose 91.1 per cent and 66.6 per cent, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n On a year-on-year basis, total trade expanded by 23.2 per cent in October, extending the 14.6 per cent rise in the preceding month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n