SINGAPORE (Feb 23): Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.0% in January from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday. The core inflation rate, which excludes private road transport and accommodation costs, was lower than the median forecast of 1.5% in a Reuters poll of economists. Headline inflation was 1.4% in annual terms in January, close to the poll forecast of 1.45%. In January, the Monetary Authority of Singapore updated its core inflation and headline inflation forecasts for 2026 to 1.0% to 2.0% for both, from a previous forecast of 0.5% to 1.5% for both.

Source: The Edge Markets February 23, 2026 08:18 UTC