Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Japan Market Memo For information only (No.011) Today’s Topic 26 December, 2014 2015 Asia (ASEAN 4 & India) economic outlook Moderately accelerate led by export and investment Point 1 Economy stands firm in general Thai economy remains sluggish due to political uncertainty ■The economy of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines stand firm supported by the wage increase and strong consumption. The export weakened in the latter half of the year due to slowing Chinese economy. The capital investment is slightly slowing down due to weak export in recent days. ■Thai economy has been sluggish recently affected by the political uncertainty continued from the second half of last year to the first half of this year. While in India, the economy is on a recovery trend supported by the expansion of consumption. Point 2 Moderate acceleration Fall of crude oil price is positive to the economy ■The economy is expected to moderately accelerate in each country, led by the recovery in export and the expansion of capital investment. The export is anticipated to moderately recover along the recovery of the US and the stabilisation of Chinese economy. The capital investment is expected to expand in infrastructure area mainly in India and Indonesia where the government has changed. Consumption seems to stay solid supported by the wage increase. ■ Recent fall of the crude oil price is positive to the corporate earnings as it pushes down the cost of transportation and material. Falling oil price is positive to the economy of India and Thailand as it increases the purchasing power of the consumers. Future Outlook Real GDP Growth Rate of ASEAN 4 12 （Forecast） 8 Philippines Indonesia Malaysia Thailand 4 0 -4 06 07 （%, Y-o-Y) 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 （Year） 16 Real GDP Growth of ASEAN 4 and India 12 （Forecast） 8 India ASEAN 4 4 0 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 （Year) （Note） 1. Data of both charts are from 2006 to 2016 (Calendar year). The forecasts beyond2014 were by IMF. 2. The real GDP growth rate of ASEAN 4 is calculated using weighted average of each country’s GDP. 3. FY (from April to next March) is used for India. （Source）SMAM, based on the IMF data. Strong export and low interest rate support investment and consumption. In India, the policy boosts investment ■In general, the CPIs (Consumer Price Index) seem to ■In India, the government policy to attract foreign capital will boost the investment expansion, and will help to keep trend down across the Asian countries along with its recovery track, along with the fall of crude oil price. the price fall of natural resources, which will make policy interest rates unchanged by most of them. ■ The risk factor of the economic recovery of Asian ■当資料は、情報提供を目的として、三井住友アセットマネジメントが作成したものです。特定の投資信託、生命保険、株式、債券等の売買を推奨･勧誘す countries would be the economic downturn of the US and The fall of natural resource prices is expected to るものではありません。■当資料に基づいて取られた投資行動の結果については、当社は責任を負いません。■当資料の内容は作成基準日現在のものであり、将来予告なく変更されることがあります。■当資料に市場環境等についてのデータ・分析等が含まれる場合、それらは過去の実績及び将来の予想で China. support the economy as it would curve inflation and あり、今後の市場環境等を保証するものではありません。■当資料は当社が信頼性が高いと判断した情報等に基づき作成しておりますが、その正確性・完 interest rate hike. 全性を保証するものではありません。■当資料にインデックス･統計資料等が記載される場合、それらの知的所有権その他の一切の権利は、その発行者および許諾者に帰属します。■当資料に掲載されている写真がある場合、写真はイメージであり、本文とは関係ない場合があります。 Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Japan Market Memo (No.004) For information only 25 September, 2014 Disclaimer Please read this disclaimer carefully. = This material is for non-Japanese institutional investors only. = The research and analysis included in this report, and those opinions or judgments as outcomes thereof, are intended to introduce or demonstrate capabilities and expertise of Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Ltd. 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