May consumer inflation negative again amid Covid-19 curbs
Singapore
THE deflation in key consumer prices persisted in May, as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept all costs subdued except for food items.
Singapore has since emerged from a two-month quasi-lockdown, but economists are unsure whether inflation will pick up in the next six months.
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