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Singapore's core, headline inflation at -0.1% in November

Janice Heng
Published Wed, Dec 23, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    Singapore

    SINGAPORE'S deflation eased in November, with both core and headline inflation at -0.1 per cent year on year, compared to -0.2 per cent in October, showed Department of Statistics (Singstat) consumer price index (CPI) figures on Wednesday.

    Economists had expected core inflation to be -0.1 per cent and headline inflation to be -0.2 per cent. After Wednesday's release, most stuck to their full-year estimates and expectations for a return to inflation in 2021.

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