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Singapore's GDP soars 16 percent in first quarter
By ALEX KENNEDY (AP) – 23 hours ago
SINGAPORE — Singapore revised up its first quarter economic growth to a blistering 16 percent as manufacturing, finance and tourism roared back from last year's recession.
Gross domestic product grew 15.5 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, up from an initial estimate last month of 13.1 percent growth, the Trade and Industry Ministry said Thursday.
The city-state has benefited from a pick up in consumption in the rest of Asia and the U.S., fueling demand for island's exports.
"Growth in key Asian economies, including China, will also likely remain buoyant," the ministry said. "The U.S. economic recovery is becoming more broad-based."
The government in April boosted its 2010 GDP forecast to a range of 7 percent to 9 percent from 4.5 percent to 6.5 percent as Singapore emerged from a recession in 2009. Citigroup raised its Singapore GDP forecast for this year to 9.5 percent from 9.0 percent Thursday.
But the government warned Europe's debt crisis could undermine investor confidence and economic growth during the rest of the year.
"Developments in recent weeks suggest that downside risks have also intensified," the ministry said. "There is heightened market anxiety over the possibility of a sovereign debt default in Europe and there continues to be concerns over excessive asset price inflation in emerging Asia."
The economy grew at an annualized, seasonally adjusted 38.6 percent in the first quarter, the biggest leap since quarterly results began in 1975, the ministry said. The ministry had said last month the economy expanded 32 percent in the first quarter.
Industrial production leapt 33 percent from a year earlier and 158 percent from the previous quarter, led by biomedical and electronics manufacturing.
Non-oil exports rose 23 percent, visitor arrivals increased 20 percent while the unemployment rate was 2.2 percent.
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Singapore's GDP soars 16 percent in first quarter
By ALEX KENNEDY (AP) – 23 hours ago
SINGAPORE — Singapore revised up its first quarter economic growth to a blistering 16 percent as manufacturing, finance and tourism roared back from last year's recession.
Gross domestic product grew 15.5 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, up from an initial estimate last month of 13.1 percent growth, the Trade and Industry Ministry said Thursday.
The city-state has benefited from a pick up in consumption in the rest of Asia and the U.S., fueling demand for island's exports.
"Growth in key Asian economies, including China, will also likely remain buoyant," the ministry said. "The U.S. economic recovery is becoming more broad-based."
The government in April boosted its 2010 GDP forecast to a range of 7 percent to 9 percent from 4.5 percent to 6.5 percent as Singapore emerged from a recession in 2009. Citigroup raised its Singapore GDP forecast for this year to 9.5 percent from 9.0 percent Thursday.
But the government warned Europe's debt crisis could undermine investor confidence and economic growth during the rest of the year.
"Developments in recent weeks suggest that downside risks have also intensified," the ministry said. "There is heightened market anxiety over the possibility of a sovereign debt default in Europe and there continues to be concerns over excessive asset price inflation in emerging Asia."
The economy grew at an annualized, seasonally adjusted 38.6 percent in the first quarter, the biggest leap since quarterly results began in 1975, the ministry said. The ministry had said last month the economy expanded 32 percent in the first quarter.
Industrial production leapt 33 percent from a year earlier and 158 percent from the previous quarter, led by biomedical and electronics manufacturing.
Non-oil exports rose 23 percent, visitor arrivals increased 20 percent while the unemployment rate was 2.2 percent.
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