Singapore September non-oil domestic exports growth slows to 22.7% on year, vs August’s downwardly-revised +30.8%, signaling export-dependant island nation’s economy likely starting to be hurt by slowdown among U.S., E.U. buyers, says Dow Jones. 

Easing exports reinforce market’s view of weaker 2H economic expansion in trade-dependant Singapore. However, result above +18.1% median forecast from Dow Jones poll of 7 economists. On month, exports down 4.5%, seasonally adjusted, vs +9.8% August; down 8.0% tipped by poll.