Singapore’s GDP rises 4.8 pct in second quarter of the year, missing forecasts

Business & Finance
14 Jul 2022 • 8:27 AM MYT
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SINGAPORE, July 14 — Singapore’s economy grew 4.8 per cent in the second quarter, missing forecasts, preliminary data showed on Thursday.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected an increase of 5.2 per cent year-on-year for the second quarter.

On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, GDP was unchanged in April-July, according to advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Singapore has eased most of its Covid-19 local and travel restrictions since early April this year, supporting the economic recovery of the Asian financial hub.

— Reuters