Singapore Q1 GDP up 4.6% y/y, preliminary data shows, below expectations

SINGAPORE, April 14 (Reuters) – Singapore’s economy grew ​by ‌4.6% in the first quarter from a ‌year ​earlier, ⁠preliminary government ⁠data showed on Tuesday.

Economists polled by Reuters ​had expected annual ⁠growth ⁠of 5.9% ​in the ​January-March period.

On a ‌quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, GDP ⁠contracted 0.3% from the fourth quarter ⁠of ‌2025, according ⁠to ​advance ‌estimates from the ​trade ⁠ministry.

(Reporting by Jun Yuan Yong; Editing by John ​Mair)