Economy
Real exports of goods and services to grow 2% in 2017
Real exports of goods and services to grow 2% in 2017
Global demand is picking up after two consecutive years of slow growth.
Customer satisfaction in Singapore up at 71.8 points
Key drivers were the finance & insurance and healthcare sectors.
Singapore CPI expected to climb 1.2% in 2017
Partly because of increased commodity prices.
Singapore's current account surplus projected to hit $80.3b in 2017
That’s equivalent to 19.2% of GDP.
Services productivity worsened in 2016
Unit labour costs rose 3.9%.
Who are the winners and losers in Singapore's services sector?
The sector is forecast to grow 1.2% this year.
Private consumption forecast to inch up 1.1% in 2017
It’s a slight increase from the 0.6% growth in 2016.
Singapore's GDP to grow 2.2% in 2017: analyst
RHB provides 3 factors that could support its forecast.
Chart of the Day: NODX up 14.7% in January-February
Thanks to the meaningful pick-up in non-oil domestic exports to China.
Why MAS holds on to muted domestic demand outlook
This is despite uptick in headline CPI.
Singapore's manufacturing output forecast to grow 4% in 2017
Partly because of stabilising economic growth in China.
3 reasons why MAS is unlikely to tighten exchange rate policy
Thanks to continued tech boom.
Chart of the Day: Consumer sentiment weakens in February
There was quicker decline in household durables prices.
Singapore's manufacturing output up 12.6% in February
The electronics cluster posted the highest output increase of 39.8%.
Core inflation to average 1-2% in 2017
And CPI-All Items inflation is projected to pick up to 0.5–1.5%.
Singapore employees amongst the least engaged in Asia
Singapore’s employee engagement score fell by 4 points to 59%.
Singapore's headline inflation up for the fourth consecutive month
It accelerated to 0.7% in February.
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