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EM Asia Datanote: Trade, Taiwan, March

In one line: Export growth leaps back to double-digits.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: CPI, Taiwan, March

In one line: Festive demand-driven increases unwind.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

10 April 2024 Emerging Asia Monitor Upward risks to Taiwanese inflation increasing, March plunge aside

• Headline inflation in Taiwan nosedived to 2.1% in March, after jumping to 3.1% in February…
• …As positive Lunar New Year demand effects reversed sharply; food base effects helped too.
• Food prices should drag more on the headline, but upward risks from energy and services have risen.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

PANTHEON EM ASIA DATA WRAP 8 April 2024

Malaysian retail sales jump on festive demand

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

PANTHEON EM ASIA DATA WRAP 5 April 2024

Festive spending boosts Singaporean retail sales growth in February

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

8 April 2024 Emerging Asia Monitor Singaporean retail sales growth spikes in February on festive demand

• Singaporean retail sales growth jumped to 8.4% in February, from 1.6% in January…
• …Bolstered by Lunar New Year festive demand falling in February, compared with January in 2023.
• We still expect a gradual moderation in retail sales this year as wage and employment growth slows.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

2 April 2024 Emerging Asia Monitor Firmer external demand should power up Singapore's Q1 GDP

• We now see GDP growth in Singapore rising to 2.6% in Q1, after 2.2% in Q4…
• …Supported by the ongoing recovery in external demand and higher tourist arrivals.
• We’ve also upgraded our 2024 growth forecast to 2.2%, from 1.7%, underpinned by healthier trade.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia