Singaporean consumers expect inflation to hit 4-year low

On 21 October 2025, results of the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SINDEX) Survey jointly released by DBS and SMU’s Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI) showed that local respondents expect inflation to reach 3.3% in the following year, falling below 3.5% surveyed in June 2025 and marking the lowest level since 2021. Despite macroeconomic uncertainties, local consumers generally believe that prices across major sectors will ease in the coming year.