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The Economic Development Board (EDB) said that last month's double-digit jump was ahead of analyst forecasts for 12.8-23.0 percent and meant overall production in the key sector rose 20 percent annually in the first quarter to March.
Output grew 25.2 percent year-on-year, led by the biomedical manufacturing and transport engineering sectors