SINGAPORE, April 14 (Reuters) - Singapore's economy grew
slower than expected in the first quarter, preliminary
government data showed on Friday.
Gross domestic product (GDP) was up 0.1% in the January to
March period on a year-on-year basis, according to advance
estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Economists
polled by Reuters had expected growth of 0.6%.
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, GDP
contracted 0.7% in January-March.
Singapore removed all remaining COVID-19 curbs in February
this year and expects the tourism sector to recover to
pre-pandemic levels by 2024.
(Reporting by Chen Lin in Singapore; Editing by Sam Holmes)
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