CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Australia will on Friday release seasonally adjusted retail sales data for November, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Retail sales are expected to add 0.4 percent on month after gaining 0.5 percent in October.
Australia also will see December results for the Performance of Construction Index from AiG; in November, the index score was 50.7.
Japan will provide November data for labor cash earnings, which are expected to hold steady at 0.7 percent on year.
Japan also will see preliminary November numbers for its leading and coincident indexes. The leading index is expected to show a score of 103.9, down from 104.2 in October. The coincident is called at 111.6, down from 113.3.
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