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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... growth. Net exports subtracted 0.3 percentage points off June quarter GDP growth as exports fell (down 1.5%) by more than imports (down 0.1%) in the June quarter. In year-on-year terms, Japan's real GDP expanded by 0.8% in the second quarter, up from ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... providing positive contributions to growth were household consumption (0.2 pp) and exporst (0.3 pp). Business investment and imports subtracted 0.6 pp and 0.5 pp from June quarter growth, respectively. China foreign exchange reserves Figures released ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... June from US$0.57 billion in the same month last year as export shipments dropped by 11.4% over the past 12 months while imports grew by 15.4%. However, the country's National Accounts indicate that the economy could be becoming less reliant on external ...