Asean inflation below global levels, but region still vulnerable to rising prices

Singapore

THE latest spike in global factory gate prices is unlikely to alter investment flows into South-east Asia despite the risk of cost pass-through from major world economies such as the United States and China.

Cost pressures have been rearing their head in Asia, with the Chinese producer price index (PPI) reporting a 26-year high in October.

But although the trend is likely to persist into 2022, inflation remains relatively less of a concern for the Asean region.

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