MTI foresees slower 2H for Singapore's economy; maintains 2018 GDP growth forecast at 2.5-3.5%

SINGAPORE (Aug 13): The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) expects Singapore’s economic pace of expansion to moderate in 2H18 against an external backdrop of a weakening global growth outlook, as well as increased uncertainties and risks in the global economy.

This comes even as MTI maintains its GDP growth forecast for 2018 at 2.5-3.5%, highlighting the “strong performance” of the Singapore economy in the first half of the year.

To recap, Singapore’s economy grew by 3.9% y-o-y in the recent 2Q18, easing from the 4.5% growth in the previous quarter, led by growth in the manufacturing sector.

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