SINGAPORE (Nov 26): Singapore's industrial production in October handily beat expectations, data showed on Monday, helped by a sharp rise in pharmaceuticals output.

Manufacturing output in October rose 4.3% from a year earlier, preliminary data from the Singapore Economic Development Board showed. The median forecast in a Reuters survey predicted a 2.3% expansion.

On a month-on-month and seasonally adjusted basis, industrial production rose 2 percent in October. The median forecast was for a rise of 1.6%.

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