CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Japan is scheduled to release a raft of economic data on Friday, headlining a busy day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.
On tap are October numbers for industrial production, inflation, household spending, unemployment, construction orders and housing starts - as well as November results for the Nomura manufacturing PMI.
Industrial output is expected to add 2.0 percent on month and 6.3 percent on year after gaining 1.3 percent on month and 5.1 percent on year in September. Inflation is expected to hold steady at 1.1 percent, while core inflation is tipped to rise to 0.9 percent from 0.7 percent.
Household spending is called higher by 1.0 percent after rising 3.7 percent in the previous month. The unemployment rate is tipped at 3.9 percent, down from 4.0 percent a month earlier. Housing orders are expected to gain 5.0 percent on year after spiking 19.4 percent in September.
The Nomura PMI saw a score of 54.2 in October.
Australia will see October figures for private sector credit, with analysts expecting an increase of 0.4 percent on month and 3.5 percent on year. That follows the 0.3 percent monthly increase and the 3.3 percent yearly gain in September.
South Korea will provide October numbers for industrial production, with forecasts suggesting an increase of 1.0 percent both on month and on year. That follows the 2.1 percent monthly decline and the 3.6 percent yearly contraction in September.
Singapore will announce producer price data for October; in September, PPI was down 0.3 percent on month and 1.5 percent on year.
Thailand will provide October numbers for imports, exports and trade balance, as well as Q3 figures for current account. In September, imports were at $16.61 billion and exports were worth $19.17 billion for a trade surplus of $2.56 billion. In Q2, the current account deficit was $5.08 billion.
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