Quick takes: What Singapore's -0.3% March inflation says about inflation outlook

SINGAPORE's inflation rate came in at -0.3 per cent in March, marking a fifth straight month that headline inflation has been negative.

This was unchanged from February's rate, though private-sector economists had been expecting inflation to dip to -0.5 per cent.

The MAS core inflation measure, which strips out accommodation and private road transport costs, fell to one per cent from February's 1.3 per cent. Economists had been expecting core inflation of 1.1 per cent.

Here's what some of them had to say about the latest inflation report:

UOB economists Francis Tan and Jimmy Koh:

ANZ economists Daniel Wilson and Glenn Maguire:

OCBC economist Selena Ling: