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The services sector helped to boost the Singapore GDP growth rate to 3.8% in 2022, beating forecasts. However, growth in the fourth quarter was slower than expected.<\/p>\nThe services sector helped to boost the Singapore GDP growth rate to 3.8% in 2022, beating forecasts. However, growth in the fourth quarter was slower than expected.<\/p>\n
Growth in the manufacturing sector was not as optimistic as analysts expected. Manufacturing experienced a growth of only 3% in Q4 (year-on-year). The softer global demand for computer chip exports and other products was also responsible for causing the surge in interest rates and inflation.<\/p>\n
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Some analysts are predicting that 2023 may be a \u201ctough year\u201d on the international front because of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Other factors impacting the cloudy outlook include China\u2019s COVID-19 recovery. The United States and European Union could also enter into a recession.<\/p>\n
If the economy continues to struggle, it is unlikely the Monetary Authority of Singapore<\/a> will tighten its 2023 monetary policy. Last year, the central bank tightened its monetary policy (exchange-based) four times in an effort to combat rampant inflation. If exports continue on the decline in 2023, the economy could go into recession.<\/p>\n