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新加坡第一季經濟成長放緩

-- 新加坡經濟第一季成長放緩,遠低於預期。 根據新加坡貿易與工業部週二公佈的數據,第一季國內生產毛額(GDP)年增4.6%,低於上一季的5.7%。 這GDP成長率遠低於路透社調查的經濟學家預測的5.9%。 環比來看,GDP下降了0.3%,與2025年第四季1.3%的成長率相比有所逆轉。 新加坡貿易與工業部表示,新加坡經濟在此期間保持了韌性,但預計中東衝突的影響將在未來幾季顯現。 各行業中,製造業第一季年增5%,低於上一季的11.4%。 建築業年增9%,高於2025年第四季的4.6%。 服務業方面,批發零售貿易運輸倉儲業合計較去年同期成長6.7%,高於上一季的6.8%。資訊通信、金融保險和專業服務業年增3.9%,高於上一季的3.7%。同時,包括住宿餐飲、房地產、行政及支援服務在內的其他服務業年增2.3%,低於上一季的2.9%。 儘管伊朗戰爭存在風險,新加坡金融管理局仍維持其2%至4%的GDP成長預期。鑑於全球油價上漲和通膨預期上調,新加坡金融管理局(MAS)適度收緊貨幣政策,上調了新加坡元名義有效匯率政策區間。預計通膨率將從先前預測的1%至2%上調至1.5%至2.5%。 荷蘭國際集團(ING)亞太區研究主管迪帕莉·巴爾加瓦(Deepali Bhargava)表示,油價上漲帶來的壓力可能會被人工智慧技術需求以及近期出台的財政措施所抵消。 巴爾加瓦表示:“綜合來看,這些因素支撐了我們對新加坡GDP同比增長3.3%的預測,這一預測處於新加坡金融管理局預測區間的較高水平,更接近其中點的上限。”

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