1Q GDP figures for Singapore came in lower than expected at 1.2%. Continuum Economics' Jeff Ng joined Prime Time to talk about the numbers, and how it the slowdown in manufacturing and the pickup in construction spending played into the final print. He also touched on Japan's GDP release, and how the trade war and a possible sales tax hike in Japan might impact growth moving forward.

<p>1Q GDP figures for Singapore came in lower than expected at 1.2%. Continuum Economics' Jeff Ng joined Prime Time to talk about the numbers, and how it the slowdown in manufacturing and the pickup in construction spending played into the final print. He also touched on Japan's GDP release, and how the trade war and a possible sales tax hike in Japan might impact growth moving forward.</p>

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