Chart of the Day: Here's proof that the unemployment rate has gone down significantly

Versus 2003's critical levels.

According to ADB, the expected global economic recovery and the consequences of ongoing domestic economic restructuring will shape economic trends in Singapore in the forecast period.

Here's more from ADB:

With export of goods and services equivalent to twice of GDP, the economy will beneﬁt from improved external demand. On the other hand, the tighter labor market will weigh on growth, with 1.8% unemployment and on a downward trend and vacancies far exceeding job seekers.

On balance, GDP is forecast to grow by 3.9% in 2014, near the upper bound of the government’s forecast of 2%–4%, and by 4.1% in 2015.

The MAS is expected to closely monitor inﬂation dynamics, particularly in the property and transport markets, and to tweak the macroprudential measures already in place to ensure gradual price corrections in these markets.

It will likely maintain its current policy for a gradually appreciating nominal eÁective exchange rate to help contain domestic costs, albeit tempered by how interest rates respond to US Federal Reserve tapering of quantitative easing.

However, the moderation of inﬂation experienced in 2013 may not be sustained as the pass-through of higher business costs, particularly wages, starts to creep into consumer prices. Reﬂecting these inﬂuences, overall inﬂation is expected to be 3.0% this year and to ease marginally to 2.9% in 2015.

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