SINGAPORE (June 24): Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 0.9% in May from the same month a year go, said the Economic Development Board (EDB) on Friday.

The biomedical manufacturing cluster’s output expanded 13.2% in May, compared to the same period a year ago.

Among them, the pharmaceuticals and medical technology segments grew 14.2% and 9.2% respectively, where the former's growth was due to a different mix of active pharmaceutical ingredients produced.

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