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GDP growth decelerated to 0.7% in 2019 (the lowest in 10 years) from 3.4% in 2018. Weaker global demand and trade tensions between the United States and People’s Republic of China crimped exports, which contracted by 1.6%. On the demand side, private consumption moderated to 3.7%, government consumption growth edged down to 2.8%, and the contraction in domestic fixed investment slowed to 0.2%. In April 2018, the Monetary Authority of Singapore allowed the Singapore dollar to appreciate in nominal effective terms against the US dollar. The trade surplus expanded to 26.3% of GDP on strong services exports. With the impact of COVID-19—travel and supply chain disruptions—economic growth is expected to slow to 0.2% in 2020. With a sufficient fiscal buffer, fiscal policy will remain expansionary, with growth expected to improve to 2.0% in 2021.
Latest | Month-Ago | Year-Ago | |
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Composite Stock Price Index 1 | 2.0 (Feb21) | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Broad Money Growth 2 | 10.9 (Jan21) | 10.9 | 12.8 |
Headline Inflation Rate 3 | 0.2 (Jan21) | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Industrial/ Manufacturing Production Growth Rate 3 | 8.6 (Jan21) | 16.2 | 3.7 |
Merchandise Export Growth 3 | 3.1 (Jan21) | 3.1 | 4.5 |
Exchange Rate Index 4 | 81.4 (Feb21) | 81.4 | 81.3 |
1 Monthly average, local index. 2 %. 3 y-o-y, %. 4 Monthly average, January 2006 = 100, $/local currency. | |||
Source: Bloomberg LP; CEIC database; Singapore Economic Development Board; International Entreprise Singapore. |
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