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Singapore, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore's gross domestic product grew by 14.3 percent during the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, when the city-state's economy recorded its worst-ever contraction due to the impact of tough Covid-19 measures."The strong growth was largely due to the low base in the second quarter of 2020 when GDP fell by 13.3 per cent due to the Circuit Breaker (CB) measures implemented from 7 April to 1 June 2020," the Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement on Wednesday. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE'S DAILY LIFE IN SINGAPORE AND B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Apr 28 (EFE/EPA).-The Monetary Authority of Singapore has forecasted a recovery of the country's economy, reporting up to a 6 per cent growth in its GDP. (Camera: WALLACE WOON)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE MARINA BAY SANDS SHOPPING MALL IN SINGAPORE.
That economic growth was less than expected, but the first quarter's results were sharply revised upward. Fred Katayama reports.
Tokyo, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Japan's gross domestic product grew 7.5 percent between April and June compared to the same period of the previous year, mainly driven by the recovery in consumption, according to government data published Monday.Compared to the first quarter of 2021, the world’s third largest economy grew 0.3 percent, due to the persistent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to preliminary data from the Japanese Cabinet Office.The economic growth in the second quarter of this year is mainly due to the 7.3 percent increase in household consumption, the main pillar of Japan’s GDP, which had been suffering from the successive states of emergency in the country. Citizens reacted with increasing indifference to this despite the rebound in infections. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEDESTRIANS ON STREETS OF TOKYO, AND PEDESTRIANS WALK ON THE SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE CROSSWAY IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Beijing, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, according to official data published Thursday. (Camera: WU HONG).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF CHINA.