TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Japan will on Monday see preliminary February figures for the manufacturing PMI from Nikkei, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
The manufacturing PMI score in January was 52.3, above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction.
Japan also will see January numbers for supermarket sales; in December, sales were flat on year.
New Zealand will release credit card spending figures for January; in December, spending was down 0.8 percent on month and up 7.4 percent on year.
Finally, the markets in Thailand are closed on Monday for Makha Bucha Day, and will re-open on Tuesday.
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