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Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... largely dependent on it - mainly Asia and Australia. However, domestic demand remains a thorn on the BOJ's side. While imports rose by 1.2% in the year to February, this appears to be a function of the surge in oil prices over the same period - Brent ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... deficit widened to US$48.5 billion in January - the largest since March 2012 - from US$44.3 billion in the previous month as imports increased by 2.3% while imports ticked up by a mere 0.6%. These will become more pronounced as the US dollar strengthens ...

Traded goods inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... and 1.9% in December, as costs of consumer goods, foods and industrial supplies and materials increased. The price of imports increased at the fastest rate in five years despite the strength in US dollar (up 3.0% between February 2016 and February 2017) ...

Year of the Rooster deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... US$28.2 billion in the same month in 2016. This was the first monthly trade deficit recorded since February 2014 as surging imports compounded a fall in exports. Exports fell by 1.3% in the year to February after jumping by 7.9% in the previous month ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... The disappointing trade surplus resulted from a 3.0% drop in exports in January that was worsened by a 4.0% increase in imports. The ABS broke down the decline in "goods and services credits' (exports) to: "Non-monetary gold fell $671m (39%) and non-rural ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... over Trump's pro-growth policies, there are his "anti-growth" policies on trade and immigration and "border tax plan" on imports. Not to mention, the US equity market's expensive valuation. The S&P 500 index is currently trading at 17.6 times expected ...

Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... dollar post-Trump's victory. The US dollar index gained 5.0% between 8 November 2016 and the end of December last year. Imports rose by 1.5% to US$235 billion in December - the most since March 2015 - following a 1.2% increase in the previous month. ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... expectations for a €22 billion surplus, driven by stronger export growth (6.0% in the year to November) relative to growth in imports (5.0%). The trade data continues the latest string of improving growth stats in the region that include stronger than ...

Machineries not in order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... President Trump's trade policies. More so, given his latest rhetoric on cross-border tax - i.e. export earnings tax free but imports taxed at company tax rates.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... (-1.2%); India (-1.2%); and the US (-1.8%). Shipments increased to South Korea (+11.9%); Malaysia (+5.9%); and China (+4.4%). Imports shrank by 8.8% over the 12 months to November after dropping by 16.5% in the previous month. This is less than market ...