title: Typescript - Missing initializer in const declaration
body: <p>I have below code. Getting error SyntaxError: Missing initializer in const declaration</p>
  
  <pre><code>const manufacturers: any[] = [];        
  console.log('Available Products are: ');
  for (const item of manufacturers) {
       console.log(item.id);
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>if I change declaration to <code>const manufacturers= [];</code> 
  code works fine, but VSCode shows warning 
  "Variable 'manufacturers' implicitly has type 'any[]' in some locations where its type cannot be determined.</p>
  
  <p>I am using node js v12.16.1 and typescript : ^2.5.3</p>