Economy

Non-oil domestic exports may drop 6.8% in October

Non-oil domestic exports may drop 6.8% in October

It seems like the economic outlook for the fourth quarter won’t be pretty.

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Malaysia’s GDP may have grown 4.4% in 3Q11

As the manufacturing sector expanded 3.2% in the months of July and August.

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China’s export growth slows to 8-month low of 15.9%

On the flip side, China's import surged unexpectedly to 28.7% y-o-y in October.

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Malaysia’s industrial production may have risen 2.3% in September

As the country’s strong commodities have offset the poorer performance of its electronics sector.

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Christmas season boosts Taiwan exports by 11.7% in October

However, when stripping out the seasonal factors, the value of exports actually slipped 0.5% from September.

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China’s inflation may have dipped to 5.8% in October

And the country’s exports are expected to have declined further to 15% in October from 17.1% in September.

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Singapore posts highest manufacturing growth among major economies worldwide

And the country’s competitiveness got a big boost from the 18.3% drop in labour cost.

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Indonesia’s GDP may have grown 6.7% in 3Q11

DBS says 6.4% growth for 2011 is attainable as consumer spending has been resilient.

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Philippine food price pressures to materialize in October

It’s not far-fetched as 760,000 tonsof unhusked rice were damaged at the strong typhoon in late September.

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Good news: Thailand’s 4.2% inflation lower than expected despite floods

Core inflation also rose by only 2.9%, below consensus of 3.1%.

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Taiwan’s GDP growth slows to 3.4% YoY

Blame it on the country’s weak exports, inventory, and investment figures.

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Services sector braces for looming threat of bad business

All firms see a negative outlook till March 2012, except for these three sectors.

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Testing times: Economic growth forecast to fall below 3-5% in 2012

MAS expects stalled growth over the next few quarters.

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Tax talks: Singapore’s 20% tax rate remains among the lowest

The rates have been static for the last 5 years - but for how much longer will this be the case?

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Floods may drag down Thailand’s GDP growth by 2.5% in 2011

It was definitely not Thailand’s year as anaylsts expect the country's GDP to plunge even further.

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Philippine export outlook still ‘murky’ for 2012

DBS sees downside risks to their 5.2% GDP growth forecast for 2012.

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Korea’s GDP grows 3.4% in 3Q11

The country’s exports were the biggest winners, posting strong growth of 2% for the quarter.

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