CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Australia will on Wednesday see March results for the consumer confidence index from Westpac Bank, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The index jumped 2.3 percent in February to a score of 99.6.
Australia also will release February figures for new motor vehicle sales; in January, sales were up 0.6 percent on month and down 0.9 percent on year.
Japan will provide February numbers for Tokyo condominium sales; in January, sales fell an annual 7.4 percent.
Japan also will see final January figures for industrial production; the previous reading suggested a decline of 0.8 percent on month and a gain of 3.2 percent on year.
South Korea will release February numbers for unemployment, with forecasts pinning the jobless rate at 3.7 percent - up from 3.6 percent in January.
Singapore will see unemployment figures for the fourth quarter pf 2016; in the three months prior, the jobless rate was 2.1 percent.
Indonesia will provide February data for imports, exports and trade balance; in January, imports were worth $11.99 billion and exports were at $13.38 billion for a trade surplus of $1.40 billion.
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