SINGAPORE'S economy grew for the first time in a year, soaring 20 per cent in the second quarter, as the city-state emerges from its worst-ever recession.
The Trade and Industry Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that gross domestic product jumped an annualised, seasonally adjusted 20.4 per cent in the three months through June, compared with the previous quarter.
It said GDP fell 3.7 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier.
The ministry says it now expects the economy to shrink between 4 per cent and 6 per cent this year, up from a previous forecast of a contraction between 6 per cent and 9 per cent. -- AP
The Trade and Industry Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that gross domestic product jumped an annualised, seasonally adjusted 20.4 per cent in the three months through June, compared with the previous quarter.
It said GDP fell 3.7 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier.
The ministry says it now expects the economy to shrink between 4 per cent and 6 per cent this year, up from a previous forecast of a contraction between 6 per cent and 9 per cent. -- AP