Singapore: Inflation revised lower in 2020 – UOB
|Economist Barnabas Gan at UOB Group now expects the inflation in Singapore to rose less than previously estimated during the current year.
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“Singapore’s headline inflation came in at 0.8% y/y in January 2020, unchanged from December 2019. MAS Core inflation (which excludes private road transports and accommodation) was however markedly slower at 0.3% y/y in the first month of 2020, lower than 0.6% in December last year.”
“The official inflation outlook, as released in the accompanying inflation report, included the view on how COVID-19 could affect inflation in the months ahead. Specifically, MTI commented that “economic uncertainty, including the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, will likely discourage firms from passing on any cost increases to consumers”… Despite the potential downward pressure COVID-19 could have on inflation, MTI nonetheless kept its headline and core inflation outlook unchanged at a range of between 0.5% and 1.5% for this year.”
“The deceleration in core prices also reinforces our view that the Monetary Authority of Singapore will likely ease policy in its April’s meeting, by reducing the S$NEER slope from the currently perceived +0.5% to neutral.”
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