Singapore's economy expanded 1.4% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2025, accelerating from a revised 1.1% in the first quarter, while year-on-year growth edged up to 2.9% from 2.7%, according to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on July 14, 2025. Growth was supported by a rebound in manufacturing after a previous-quarter contraction, continued expansion in services and modest gains in construction tied to ongoing public infrastructure projects. The reading beat market expectations and kept the economy tracking within the upper half of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and MTI's unchanged 2025 growth forecast of 1.0% to 3.0%. The advance figures, based largely on data from the first two months of the quarter, will be revised when fuller data are available, with final second-quarter GDP figures due in August. The latest data point to a steady recovery, though the outlook remains tied to external demand, inflation in major advanced economies, geopolitical tensions, possible supply-chain disruptions and volatility in global financial markets.