The preliminary data for the October to December quarter in Singapore

+2.8% q/q (annualised, seasonally adjusted) ... a miss

  • expected +2.9% (Reuters poll)

More (Headlines via Reuters):

  • Singapore Q4 GDP +3.1% yr/yr (Reuters poll +2.7 pct)
  • Q4 manufacturing -11.5 pct qtr/qtr annualised and seasonally adjusted
  • Q4 construction -3.6 pct qtr/qtr annualised and seasonally adjusted
  • Q4 services +7.5 pct qtr/qtr annualised and seasonally adjusted
  • Singapore 2017 full-year growth +3.5 pct (official forecast 3.0 to 3.5 pct)