Asia Regional Integration Center
Tracking Asian Integration
After surging by 7.6% in 2019, the economy contracted for the first time in 11 years in 2020, by 7.6%, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cross-border political events. Industry, excluding construction, contracted by 1.5% as declines in manufacturing, electricity generation, and utilities for water and waste management outweighed a 12.0% rise in mining and quarrying. Services plunged by 9.2% reflecting double-digit declines in trade, recreation, accommodation, transportation, and food services. On the demand side, private consumption, which constitutes 80% of GDP, decreased by 14.0% as business closures and reduced income and remittances cut household spending. However, public consumption grew by 15.6% as the government provided stimulus to mitigate the COVID-19 impact and support economic activity. Average inflation eased from 1.4% in 2019 to 1.2% in 2020, reflecting weaker external and domestic demand.
Latest | Month-Ago | Year-Ago | |
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Headline Inflation Rate 1 | 8.4 (Apr22) | 7.4 | 6.2 |
Industrial/ Manufacturing Production Growth Rate 1 | -6.9 (Mar22) | 2.4 | 3.8 |
Merchandise Export Growth 1 | 4.0 (Mar22) | 4.0 | 30.3 |
Exchange Rate Index 2 | 103.9 (Apr22) | 110.1 | 116.2 |
1 y-o-y, %. 2 Monthly average, January 2006 = 100, $/local currency. | |||
Source: CEIC database. |
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