BEIJING (dpa-AFX) - Japan will on Thursday release January figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a modest day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Imports are expected to jump 22.7 percent on year after climbing 24.7 percent in December. Exports are tipped to rise 12.7 percent after gaining 15.3 percent in the previous month. The trade balance is expected to reflect a deficit of 2,487.0 billion yen after showing a 1,304.2 billion yen shortfall a month earlier.
China will see February results for the flash manufacturing PMI from HSBC and Markit Economics. Analysts expected the index to remain below 50 in contraction, easing to 49.4 from 49.5 in January.
Singapore will provide Q4 numbers for gross domestic product and wholesale sales. In Q3, GDP was down 2.7 percent on quarter and up 4.4 percent on year, while sales fell 3.3 percent on quarter but climbed 6.5 percent on year.
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