主要受美国经济衰退的影响，2001年新加坡经济萎缩了2%，与2000年9.9%的增长形成强烈的反差。这是新加坡1965年独立以来最严重的经济衰退（1985年曾衰退1.6%）。即使在亚洲金融危机影响下的1998年，新加坡经济依然维持1.5%的增长。受到经济不景气的影响，新加坡许多行业均出现 Affected mainly by the U.S. recession, Singapore’s economy contracted by 2% in 2001, in sharp contrast with the 9.9% growth in 2000. This is the worst recession in Singapore since 1965 (a 1.6% decline in 1985). Even in 1998 under the influence of the Asian financial crisis, Singapore’s economy maintained its growth of 1.5%. Due to the economic downturn, many industries in Singapore have emerged