SINGAPORE (Aug 8): Singapore's economy may have grown slightly more than previously estimated in the second quarter due to strength in manufacturing, but questions remain about whether the pick-up will broaden to other sectors in the second half.

The median forecast in a Reuters survey of 10 economists predicted that gross domestic product in the April-June quarter expanded by 0.5% from the previous three months on an annualised and seasonally adjusted basis.

That would be marginally higher than the government's advance estimate of 0.4% growth, which was released on July 14. The economy contracted in the first quarter.

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