CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - China will on Tuesday see December results for the services and composite PMIs from HSBC, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In November, the services index had a score of 53.0, while the composite came in at 51.1.
Japan also will see services and composite PMI figures for December; in November, they were at 50.6 and 51.2, respectively.
Japan will also release monetary base numbers for December; in November, the base surged an annual 36.7 percent.
Australia will provide trade data for November, with analysts expecting a trade deficit of A$1.6 billion following the A$1.323 billion shortfall in October. Imports were worth A$28.23 billion a month earlier, while exports were at A$26.90 billion.
Hong Kong will see December results for the services PMI from HSBC; in November, the score was 53.0.
The Philippines will release consumer price numbers for December and producer price data for November. CPI was down 0.1 percent on month and up 3.7 percent on year in November, while PPI was in down 0.8 percent on month and 0.3 percent on year in October.
Taiwan will see December numbers for consumer and wholesale prices; in November, CPI was up 0.86 percent on year, while WPI fell an annual 2.65 percent.
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