PREVIEW: Singapore 3Q GDP Likely Expanded Slightly; Manufacturing Weak

Nasdaq, 7 Oct 2008, Mee-Hyoe Koo, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Singapore's economy likely expanded slightly in the third quarter, but analysts said weak global demand continues to strain the island's key manufacturing sector.

A Dow Jones Newswires poll of nine economists forecast gross domestic product to have expanded 0.3% from the second quarter on an annualized and seasonally adjusted basis. The economy contracted 6% in the previous three months.

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