新加坡第二季度經(jīng)濟意外大幅增長

Singapore raised its annual economic forecast yesterday as it announced unexpectedly sharp growth for the second quarter, putting an end to the city-state's worst recession in 45 years and bolstering hopes that the financial crisis in Asia may have reached its low point.

新加坡昨日公布第二季度經(jīng)濟意外大幅增長，同時調(diào)高全年經(jīng)濟預測，給該國45年來最嚴重的衰退畫上句號，并提高了人們對于金融危機在亞洲已經(jīng)觸底的希望。

The export-dependent economy is closely watched as it is seen as a bellwether for Asia and an important indicator of global demand.

新加坡經(jīng)濟依賴出口，被視為亞洲經(jīng)濟的風向標、全球需求的重要指示器，因此受到密切關(guān)注。

South Korea, which will release its second-quarter figures next week, indicated last week that it had probably recorded its fastest quarter-on-quarter growth for 5½ years.

韓國上周表示，其第二季度環(huán)比經(jīng)濟增速有望創(chuàng)5年半新高。該國將于下周公布第二季度數(shù)據(jù)。

A Philippine economic official said his country also expected to report higher growth for the second quarter, Reuters reported yesterday.

路透社昨日報道，菲律賓一名經(jīng)濟官員表示，菲律賓預計第二季度經(jīng)濟增速有所加快。

China is to report its second-quarter gross domestic product figures tomorrow.

中國將于明日公布第二季度國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值(GDP)。

Singapore's GDP grew 20.4 per cent last quarter from the January-March period on a seasonally adjusted, annualised rate, following four consecutive quarters of contraction, according to a preliminary estimate by the ministry of trade and industry. The economy contracted by 3.7 per cent from a year ago against a 9.6 per cent fall in the first quarter. The government said it now expected the economy to contract by 4-6 per cent for the full year against a previous estimate of 6-9 per cent.

新加坡貿(mào)工部初步估計，經(jīng)季節(jié)性調(diào)整后，第二季度GDP環(huán)比增長年率為20.4%，結(jié)束了連續(xù)萎縮4個季度的局面。第二季度GDP同比萎縮3.7%，跌幅遠小于第一季度的9.6%。新加坡政府表示，目前預計全年經(jīng)濟萎縮4-6%，此前則預期會萎縮6-9%。

Robert Prior-Wandesforde, regional economist for HSBC in Singapore, said: “It's typically the most open economies, like Singapore and Malaysia that crashed the most, which we think will see the greatest trade recovery kicking in.”

匯豐(HSBC)駐新加坡經(jīng)濟學家羅伯特•普賴爾-旺丹斯福德(Robert Prior-Wandesforde)表示：“典型的最開放經(jīng)濟體，像新加坡和馬來西亞，跌得最深，它們的貿(mào)易也將復蘇得最強勁。”

The trade ministry added a note of caution, saying a “sizeable part” of Singapore's manufacturing uptick came from areas such as biomedical business that may not be sustained.

貿(mào)工部不忘加上一句告誡之語，表示新加坡制造業(yè)好轉(zhuǎn)的“可觀部分”，來自生物醫(yī)學等可能無法維系的領(lǐng)域。

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