Economy
Chart of the Day: Inflation eases to 3.9%
Chart of the Day: Inflation eases to 3.9%
Thanks to more moderate increases in services fees and accommodation cost in August.
Brace for even higher inflation for remainder of 2012
CPI will surge in September and will stay elevated till December, government estimates.
China slowdown snags Singapore GDP, but not as hard as Hong Kong's
S&P lowers Singapore's 2012 GDP forecast by 0.5%, and Hong Kong's by 1%.
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Singapore inflation eases to 3.9% in August
Accommodation cost and services fees saw only moderate increases.
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China's flash manufacturing PMI edges up to 47.8
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Chart of the Day: Total trade down 7.1% in August 2012
Total exports slipped by 5.9% while total imports fell by 8.3%.
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