Singapore GDP Contracts More Than Expected

CEP News, 1 Jan 09

CEP News) - Singapore's preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 12.5% in the fourth quarter, against expectations for a 3.4% quarter-over-quarter contraction and the upwardly revised 5.4% decrease seen in the third quarter, originally reported as -6.3%.

GDP was down 2.6% year over year, against a 0.3% annual decline in the third quarter.

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