SINGAPORE (June 23): Singapore's industrial production in May grew for the 10th consecutive month from a year earlier, helped by strong electronics output, data showed on Friday.

Manufacturing output in May rose 5.0% year-on-year, data from the Singapore Economic Development Board showed, slower than the median forecast in a Reuters survey for a 7.4% expansion.

Electronics output grew 35.1% year-on-year in May, although cooling from a revised 48.2% annual growth from the month before.

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