Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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Jobs take a hit even as factory production stages a revival<ul>
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Industrial production sustains nascent uptick, rising a robust 6.7% y/y in Sep 16 from 0.5% in August, and the second month of expansion. Excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing sector, industrial production grew 3.5% in Sep 16, up from 2.9% in Aug 16.</li>
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Overall, the main drivers of growth were the biomedical cluster, which surged 22.2% y/y in Sep 16, up from a decline of 8.8% in Aug 16, and electronics production, which grew 15.9%…</li>
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Jobs take a hit even as factory production stages a revival

Industrial production sustains nascent uptick, rising a robust 6.7% y/y in Sep 16 from 0.5% in August, and the second month of expansion. Excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing sector, industrial production grew 3.5% in Sep 16, up from 2.9% in Aug 16.

Overall, the main drivers of growth were the biomedical cluster, which surged 22.2% y/y in Sep 16, up from a decline of 8.8% in Aug 16, and electronics production, which grew 15.9%…


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