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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... to Asia declined by 0.9% over the period while exports to Germany and the UK dropped by 15.3% and 13.5%, respectively. Imports increased by 0.5% in the twelve months to October. Hong Kong lifted its purchases from: Korea (39.7%), India (38.2%), the US ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... the year to October -- the 13th straight month of decline and worse than market expectations for an 8.6% contraction. Imports decreased by 16.5%, also disappointing expectations for a 16.3% fall - the 20th consecutive month of year-on-year contraction. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... back of a rebound in exports which increased by 2.0% in the third quarter (after a 1.5% fall in the June quarter) while imports declined for the fourth consecutive quarter - down by 0.6% in the three months to September (the same rate as in the June ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Exports dropped by 7.3% in the year to October (an improvement from the 10.0% contraction in the previous month) while imports fell by 1.4% over the same period (also better than September's 1.9% year-on-year decline). UK industrial production The annual ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... better-than-expected trade balance - markets expected a ¥341.80 billion surplus - was driven by a sharper contraction in imports (down 16.3% in the year to September) relative to exports (down 6.9%). South Korea GDP Advanced estimates show that South ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... five months). This also came amid earlier reports of a 10.0% drop in exports in the year to September and a 1.9% fall in imports. Rebalancing? UK labour market Despite the persistent uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the UK's labour market remains resilient. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... August and US$1.03 billion in September 2015. The better than expected surplus was driven by a sharper contraction in imports - down 2.3% in the year to September - relative to exports - down 0.6%.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... less than expectations of a US$53.0 billion surplus and the least since March this year as exports declined by more than imports. Chinese exports dropped by 10.0% in the year to September after falling by 2.8% in the previous month and disappointing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... billion in August - in line with market expectations - from July's €19.5 billion surplus as exports grew by much more than imports over the month, 5.4% versus 3.0%. Germany's trade balance was 31.6% higher compared with the €15.2 billion surplus ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... debits (1%) while exports of non-monetary gold dropped by 22%. Net exports of goods under merchanting remained steady. Imports were also flat over the month with non-monetary gold imports rising by 42% and services debits up by 1%. Imports of Intermediate ...