Analysts raise Singapore 3Q GDP view, but 2017 outlook steady: MAS

SINGAPORE (Sept 6): Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore's economic growth in the third quarter, with manufacturing activity likely to remain solid after a strong first half, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday.

The quarterly survey by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), however, showed no change in the economists' median forecasts for full-year growth in 2017 and also for 2018, compared to three months ago.

Singapore's gross domestic product is expected to grow 2.5% in both this year and also next year, according to the median forecast of 21 economists surveyed by the MAS.

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