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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... second estimate) and faster growth in exports (1.8% versus 1.2% in the second estimate), along with a slower increase in imports (0.2% versus 0.3%), The PCE price index rose by 2.0% (unchanged from the second estimate) in the June quarter while the core ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... higher than the expected US$1.22 billion surplus, underpinned by the 6.5% year-on-year growth in exports and a 1.5% fall in imports. However, the recent strengthening of the Thai baht could limit further gains in the country's trade surplus.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... recorded in August 2015, this is significantly less than market expectations for a ¥202.3 billion surplus with exports and imports both continuing to contract. Japanese exports decreased by 9.6% in the year to August - disappointing expectations for ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... pound - down 10.4% from pre-Brexit to end of July - supported a 1.9% increase in exports while at the same time reducing imports by 0.5% over the month. India industrial production Industrial output in India fell by 2.4% in the year to July, disappointing ...