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OUTLETS DISAGREEWednesday 23 September 2026

Outlets disagree: Whether the 2.2% August core inflation figure represented the highest level since September 2024 or was at the highest level in almost two years / nearly two…

channelnewsasia.com (highest since September 2024); finance.biggo.com (fastest pace since September 2024); thestandard.com.hk (highest rate in almost two years, since September 2024 when it…; businesstimes.com.sg… the full text

As published

9 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

businesstimes.com.sg as published: Singapore core inflation picks up to 2.2% in August; watchers mixed on MAS responsebusinesstimes.com.sg2026-09-23 15:48:05businesstoday.com.my as published: Singapore’s Core Inflation Rises To Nearly Two Year High In Augustbusinesstoday.com.my2026-09-23 15:48:05channelnewsasia.com as published: Singapore's core inflation rises to nearly two-year high of 2.2% in Augustchannelnewsasia.com2026-09-23 15:48:05en.vietnamplus.vn as published: Singapore's core inflation rises to 2.2% in Augusten.vietnamplus.vn2026-09-23 15:48:05finance.biggo.com as published: Singapore Core Inflation Accelerates to 2.2% in August, Matching Estimatesfinance.biggo.com2026-09-23 15:48:05indexbox.io as published: Singapore Core Inflation Rises to 2.2% in August 2026indexbox.io2026-09-23 15:48:05sbr.com.sg as published: Core inflation rises to 2.2% YoY in Augustsbr.com.sg2026-09-23 15:48:05straitstimes.com as published: Singapore’s core inflation climbs to 2.2% in Auguststraitstimes.com2026-09-23 15:48:05thestandard.com.hk as published: Singapore's core inflation rate rises to 2.2pc in August, above forecastthestandard.com.hk2026-09-23 15:48:05

What this entry found

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    thestandard.com.hk carried 5 details no other outlet reported.

    • The core inflation rate was higher than both the median forecast of 2.1% in a Reuters poll and July's reading of 2.0%
    • Core inflation was 2.8% in September 2024
    • The central bank tightened monetary policy in late July, citing inflation risks from high energy prices
    • In August, the trade ministry raised its growth forecast for 2026 to 4.5% to 5.5%, from 2.0% to 4.0%
    • The central bank has previously said it had expected inflation to pick up from July and to stay elevated through the first half of next year
9independent outlets
What happened, for context

Singapore's core inflation rose to 2.2% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 2% in July, marking the highest level in nearly two years. The increase was driven by higher prices in services, retail goods, and food, while private transport inflation eased. Official data was released on September 23, 2026.

8 of 9 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: businesstoday.com.my. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • businesstimes.com.sgUNCLASSIFIED
  • businesstoday.com.myUNCLASSIFIED
  • channelnewsasia.comINDEP
  • en.vietnamplus.vnUNCLASSIFIED
  • finance.biggo.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • indexbox.ioUNCLASSIFIED
  • sbr.com.sgUNCLASSIFIED
  • straitstimes.comINDEP
  • thestandard.com.hkUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Core inflation rose to 2.2% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 2.0% in Julybusinesstimes.com.sg, channelnewsasia.com, en.vietnamplus.vn, finance.biggo.com, indexbox.io, sbr.com.sg, straitstimes.com, thestandard.com.hk
  • This was the highest core inflation level since September 2024channelnewsasia.com, finance.biggo.com, thestandard.com.hk
  • Headline inflation (CPI-All Items) rose to 2.3% year-on-year in August, up from 2.2% in Julybusinesstimes.com.sg, channelnewsasia.com, en.vietnamplus.vn, finance.biggo.com, indexbox.io, sbr.com.sg, straitstimes.com
  • Services inflation rose to 2.0% in August from 1.7% in Julychannelnewsasia.com, en.vietnamplus.vn, finance.biggo.com, sbr.com.sg
  • Retail and other goods inflation increased to 1.8% in August from 1.4% in Julychannelnewsasia.com, en.vietnamplus.vn, finance.biggo.com, sbr.com.sg
  • Food inflation rose to 2.3% in August from 2.2% in Julyen.vietnamplus.vn, finance.biggo.com, sbr.com.sg
  • and 9 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Core inflation figure matched the median forecast in a Bloomberg surveyonly finance.biggo.com
  • Headline inflation figure was the strongest print since July 2024only finance.biggo.com
  • The core inflation figure was in line with a median estimate in a Bloomberg pollonly straitstimes.com
  • Zavier Wong, market analyst at trading platform eToro, attributed the easing in private transport inflation largely to certificate of entitlement 'supply dynamics'only straitstimes.com
  • The core inflation rate was higher than both the median forecast of 2.1% in a Reuters poll and July's reading of 2.0%only thestandard.com.hk
  • Core inflation was 2.8% in September 2024only thestandard.com.hk

Reported unevenly

  • Whether the 2.2% August core inflation figure represented the highest level since September 2024 or was at the highest level in almost two years / nearly two yearsstated by channelnewsasia.com (highest since September 2024), finance.biggo.com (fastest pace since September 2024), thestandard.com.hk (highest rate in almost two years, since September 2024 when it was 2.8%), businesstimes.com.sg (highest in two years), en.vietnamplus.vn (does not specify prior high)
  • Whether headline inflation in August 2024 was 2.3% or whether the headline figure in the current reporting was the strongest print since July 2024stated by finance.biggo.com (2.3% in August 2026 was strongest print since July 2024) · absent from businesstimes.com.sg, sbr.com.sg, straitstimes.com