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Singapore CPI, August 2012 - Decelerating Further

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Publish date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012, 09:24 AM
Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed for the second consecutive month to +3.9% YoY in Aug 2012 (Jul 2012: +4.0% YoY: Consensus +3.8% YoY). Core inflation rate (ex-accommodation and private road transport) also dipped for the second consecutive month to +2.2% YoY (jul 2012: +2.4% YoY). From the previous month, the seasonally adjusted MoM inflation rate picked up to +0.6% MoM in August 2012 (Jul 2012: +0.2% YoY). Year to date, headline inflation averaged +4.8% YoY (Jan-Aug 2011: 5.1% YoY), while core inflation stood at +2.8% YoY (Jan-Aug 2011: 2.1% YoY). Our full-year inflation rate forecast is +4.4% (2011: +5.2%), which is at the top end of the official forecast of between +4% to +4.5%.

Source: Maybank Kim Eng
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