Singapore core inflation rises to 2.7% in August; package travel tours likely to blame


Holiday expenses picked up more strongly while airfares recorded smaller declines. - PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Core expenses of households here picked up in August as inflation in services rose, but overall inflation was still the lowest in more than two years.

This has led some analysts to believe officials will hold steady on Singapore’s monetary policy in the upcoming October meeting and move to loosen it only in 2025.

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