CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Japan is scheduled to release a raft of data on Friday, setting the pace for a busy day in Asia economic activity.
On tap are September figures for unemployment, household spending, inflation, housing starts, vehicle production and construction orders.
The Bank of Japan also will release its decision on interest rates and release its policy statement, and its semi-annual outlook report.
The jobless rate is expected to hold steady at 3.4 percent, while household spending is tipped to add 1.2 percent on year after gaining 2.9 percent in August.
Overall inflation is called flat on year, while core CPI is tipped to slide 0.2 percent. Housing starts are expected to rise 6.4 percent on year after gaining 8.8 percent in the previous month. Vehicle production was down 4.7 percent on year in August, while construction orders dropped 15.6 percent.
Australia will see September figures for private sector credit and Q3 data for producer prices. Credit is expected to add 0.5 percent on month and 6.3 percent on year after gaining 0.6 percent on month and 6.3 percent on year in August. Producer price inputs were up 0.3 percent on quarter and 1.1 percent on year in Q2.
New Zealand will provide October numbers for the business confidence survey from NBNZ; in September, the index was down 18.9 percent.
South Korea will provide September numbers for industrial production; output is expected to dip 0.3 percent on month and gain 0.3 percent on year after adding 0.4 percent on month and 0.3 percent on year in August.
Thailand will release September data for imports, exports, trade balance and current account. Imports are expected to slide 17.1 percent on year after falling 10.8 percent in August. Exports are called lower by 8.1 percent after shedding 5.6 percent in the previous month. The trade surplus is pegged at $2.683 billion, down from $2.907 billion a month earlier. The current account surplus is called at $1.735 billion, down from 2.650 billion in August.
Taiwan will see preliminary Q3 numbers for gross domestic product, with forecasts suggesting a contraction of 0.5 percent on year following the 0.52 percent gain in the three months prior.
Malaysia will release September data for producer prices; in August, prices were down 0.3 percent on month and 5.4 percent on year.
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