Survey: Economists trim Singapore growth estimates


SINGAPORE: Economists have cut their estimates for Singapore’s economic growth in 2014 and 2015 from three months ago and lowered forecasts for inflation, a central bank survey showed.

The median forecast of 22 economists surveyed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) was for gross domestic product (GDP) to expand 3% this year, down from expectations for 3.3% growth in a survey published in September and growth of 3.9% last year.

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