Singapore March all-items CPI rises 0.7 percent, matching forecasts

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(Reuters) - Singapore's headline consumer price index in March rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier, in line with economist expectations, data showed on Monday.

The median forecast in a poll was for all-items to rise 0.7 percent from a year earlier. In February the all-items had also risen by 0.7, the fastest pace since September 2014.

Singapore's core gauge rose 1.2 percent in March from a year earlier. The median forecast was a rise of 1.3 percent.

(Reporting by Fathin Ungku; Editing by Sam Holmes)

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Singapore March all-items CPI rises 0.7 percent, matching forecasts

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's headline consumer price index in March rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier, in line with economist expectations, data showed on Monday.

(Reuters) - Singapore's headline consumer price index in March rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier, in line with economist expectations, data showed on Monday.

The median forecast in a poll was for all-items to rise 0.7 percent from a year earlier. In February the all-items had also risen by 0.7, the fastest pace since September 2014.

Singapore's core gauge rose 1.2 percent in March from a year earlier. The median forecast was a rise of 1.3 percent.

(Reporting by Fathin Ungku; Editing by Sam Holmes)

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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