Asia Data Response Malaysia GDP (Q3) Malaysia’s economy slowed in Q3 against a backdrop of low commodity prices and souring consumer sentiment. With the effects of the collapse in commodity prices still working their way through the... 13th November 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Indonesia GDP (Q3) Indonesia recorded another quarter of relatively weak growth in Q3, with GDP expanding by just 4.7% y/y, well below the 5.8% average recorded over the past decade. With tight monetary policy and low... 5th November 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Manufacturing PMIs (Oct.) Emerging Asia's PMIs remained lacklustre in October, but in the three economies where the PMIs most closely track the hard data, the surveys suggest that manufacturing conditions are at least... 2nd November 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Taiwan GDP (Q3) Taiwan’s GDP contracted in the third quarter, due mainly to weakness in exports. Looking ahead, we expect growth to recover soon. Exports should pick up off the back of a recovery in global demand... 30th October 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Korea GDP (Q3 Preliminary) Korea's economy rebounded in the third quarter as the impact of the negative shock caused by the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in mid-2015 faded. We expect the recovery to... 23rd October 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Manufacturing PMIs (Sep.) Emerging Asia's PMIs remained weak in September, but in the three economies where the PMIs most closely track the hard data, the surveys suggest that manufacturing conditions may be slowly turning a... 1st October 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Vietnam GDP (Q3) Vietnam’s economy recorded another quarter of healthy growth in Q3, and stands out as one of the few countries in the region that has shrugged off the global slowdown in trade. We expect it to remain... 29th September 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Sri Lanka GDP (Q2) We would be wary of reading too much into today’s GDP figures from Sri Lanka,which suggest the economy accelerated sharply in the second quarter. The country’s statistical office has recently rebased... 16th September 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Manufacturing PMIs (Aug.) Emerging Asia's PMIs remained weak in August, suggesting the region’s manufacturing sectors continue to struggle. In the three economies where the PMIs most closely track the hard data, the surveys... 1st September 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Philippines GDP (Q2) GDP growth in the Philippines rebounded in the second quarter after slipping to its slowest rate in over three years in Q1. Conditions in the domestic economy look healthy, and a recovery in exports... 27th August 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Thailand GDP (Q2) Thailand's economy expanded by 2.8% y/y in the second quarter, down from 3.0% the quarter before, reflecting weaker private consumption and investment growth. Against a backdrop of high household debt... 17th August 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Malaysia GDP (Q2) Considering the headwinds that were facing Malaysia’s economy in the second quarter – such as the introduction of the Goods & Services tax (GST) in April, low commodity prices and the generally weak... 13th August 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Singapore GDP (Q2 Revised) The revised estimate of Singapore’s Q2 GDP confirmed that the economy contracted sharply last quarter. Given that Singapore’s economy is highly volatile, the Q2 contraction is not, on its own, cause... 11th August 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Indonesia GDP (Q2) Indonesia's economy recorded another quarter of weak growth in Q2, again showing the negative effects of lower commodity prices. If, as we expect, there is no improvement in the second half of the... 5th August 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Manufacturing PMIs (Jul.) Although most of Emerging Asia's PMIs ticked up in July, the woes of the region's manufacturing sectors are far from over. In fact, in the three economies where the PMIs most closely track the hard... 3rd August 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Data Response Taiwan GDP (Q2) GDP growth in Taiwan slowed much more sharply than expected in the second quarter of the year, with the recent slump in export demand taking a heavy toll on the economy. However, there are reasons to... 31st July 2015 · 1 min read
