Singapore's GDP Grows 1% in Q1, Exceeding Forecasts
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- Singapore's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by a seasonally adjusted 1% in the first quarter of 2026, significantly surpassing the government's initial estimate of a 0.3% contraction and Bloomberg's median forecast of 0.2% expansion.
- The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) maintained its full-year GDP growth forecast at 2-4%.
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Singapore's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew a seasonally adjusted 1 per cent in the three months through March from the previous quarter, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). This figure is significantly better than the government's advance estimate of a 0.3 per cent contraction and the median forecast of a 0.2 per cent expansion from a Bloomberg survey.
Gross domestic product grew a seasonally adjusted 1 per cent in the three months through March from the previous quarter, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Monday.
That is well above the government’s advance estimate of a 0.3 per cent contraction and the median forecast of a 0.2 per cent expansion in a Bloomberg survey.
Amid stronger-than-expected data, MTI maintained its 2026 GDP growth forecast at 2-4 per cent, in line with the outlook it set in February. That compares with 5 per cent last year.
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Singapore will achieve its 2026 GDP growth forecast of 2-4%.
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- What specific sectors contributed most to the GDP growth?
- What are the key factors driving the stronger-than-expected performance?
- Are there any potential headwinds or risks to the 2-4% growth forecast for the rest of 2026?
