Singapore core inflation at 1.4% on year in April, lower than expected

SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 1.4% in April from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, below economists’ expectations.  

The core inflation rate, which excludes private road transport and accommodation costs, was lower than the median forecast of 1.7% in a Reuters poll. Headline inflation was 1.8% in annual terms in April, also lower than the 2.0% seen in the poll. 

In April, the central bank tightened monetary policy and raised its 2026 forecasts for both core inflation and headline inflation to a range of 1.5% to 2.5%, up from 1% to 2% previously.