Regional Economic Outlook, October 2019, Asia Pacific

Growth in Asia is expected to moderate to5.0 percent in 2019 and 5.1 percent in 2020(0.4 and 0.3 percentage point lower thanprojected last April, respectively). A markeddeceleration in merchandise trade and investment,driven by distortionary trade measures and anuncertain policy environment, is weighing onactivity, particularly in the manufacturing sector.