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Parliament of Singapore · 16 January 2006
Official Report, 16 January 2006, Vol 80, Issue 15 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
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WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER NOT
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Column No : 2107
MANUFACTURING SECTOR
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(Employment of diploma and degree holders): **
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Mdm Ho Geok Choo asked the Minister for Manpower in view of Singapore's switch to high value added manufacturing industries (a) what is the percentage shift in the number of diploma and degree holders employed in this sector in 2004 and 2005 as compared to 1995; and (b) what is the trend in the labour productivity output in the manufacturing sector.
Dr Ng Eng Hen: The proportion of diploma and degree holders employed in the manufacturing sector increased from 14% in 1994 to 34% in 2004. The manufacturing sector recorded productivity gains of 68% over the period 1994 to 2004. This far outpaces productivity gain of the overall economy of 27% over the same period.
As the Member noted, these trends reflect the rapid economic restructuring towards higher value added and more capital-intensive manufacturing activities, in response to global competition and rapid technological change.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 16 January 2006. Republished on SGParliament.