Asia Data Response

Taiwan GDP (Q4, provisional)

Figures released today show Taiwan’s economy continued to outperform last quarter, thanks to continued strong demand for the island’s exports. Although the economy will continue to slow in q/q terms...

29th January 2021 · 2 mins read

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Philippines GDP (Q4)

The Philippines saw another lacklustre rebound in GDP in Q4 and big improvements will be hard to come by in the quarters ahead. Output is unlikely to regain its pre-crisis level until the end of 2021.

28th January 2021 · 3 mins read

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Korea GDP (Q4, provisional)

Korea’s recovery lost a little steam last quarter as a third wave of infections weighed on private consumption, but with cases now on a downward trend, the recovery should regain momentum over the...

26th January 2021 · 3 mins read

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Korea Trade (1st – 20th Jan.)

Korean exports remained elevated at the start of the year. While some of this strength may fade in the coming quarters, Korea’s external sector is still set for another decent performance in 2021.

21st January 2021 · 2 mins read

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Korea Trade (1st – 10th Jan.)

Korean trade data suggest that strong export growth continued at the start of the year and reaffirm our view that exports will remain an important support to recoveries in Korea and across Asia.

11th January 2021 · 2 mins read

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Singapore GDP (Q4, Advanced)

Advanced GDP data show that Singapore’s economy continued to rebound at the end of 2020 – buoyant global demand for electronics and pharmaceuticals, strong fiscal support, and widespread vaccination...

4th January 2021 · 3 mins read

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Manufacturing PMIs, Korea Trade (Dec.)

Manufacturing PMIs and Korean trade data suggest that regional industry and exports saw another sharp improvement at the end of the year. While some of this strength may fade in the coming quarters...

4th January 2021 · 2 mins read

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Korea Trade (1st – 20th Dec.)

Korean exports remain remarkably strong, despite renewed waves of the virus at home and abroad, and we expect this to continue over the coming months.

21st December 2020 · 2 mins read

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Korea Trade (1st – 10th Dec.)

Korean exports were buoyant in the first ten days of December, with no sign that renewed waves of the virus are weighing on external demand. We expect exports to remain strong in the coming months.

11th December 2020 · 2 mins read

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Korea Trade (Nov.)

Korean export growth continued to gather momentum in November and is set to remain strong in the months ahead, buoyed by foreign demand for electronics.

1st December 2020 · 2 mins read

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Manufacturing PMIs (Nov.)

PMI readings for Asia suggest that manufacturing conditions improved significantly in November. Buoyant global demand for electronics should continue to support the sector over the coming months.

1st December 2020 · 2 mins read

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Korea Trade (1st – 20th Nov.)

Buoyant foreign demand for electronics drove strong export growth over the first 20 days of November and this should remain the case over the coming months.

23rd November 2020 · 2 mins read

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Singapore GDP (Q3, revised)

The upward revision to Singapore’s Q3 GDP figures shows that the economy has rebounded strongly, and we expect the recovery to continue at a decent pace on the back of strong fiscal support and...

23rd November 2020 · 3 mins read

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Thailand GDP (Q3)

GDP figures published today show that the worst is now over for Thailand’s economy, but its dependence on tourism means it is likely to experience one of the slowest recoveries in the region.

16th November 2020 · 3 mins read

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Malaysia GDP (Q3)

Malaysia’s economy rebounded strongly in Q3 and while a second wave of infections will weigh on growth in Q4, we don’t think it will be long before the recovery is back on track.

13th November 2020 · 3 mins read