Asia Data Calendar

Date   GMT /Local                                             Prior  Est.

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05-Dec 0030/1130 *** Oct    AU Retail trade m/m                 0.0  +0.3   %

05-Dec 0030/1130 *** Q3     AU Balance of payments            -9.56  -9.1 b AUD

05-Dec 0030/1130 *** Q3     AU Net export contribution to GDP  +0.3  +0.3   bps

05-Dec 0145/0945 **  Nov    CN Caixin Service PMI                --    --

05-Dec 0330/1430 *** Dec    AU RBA cash rate decision           1.5   1.5   %

06-Dec 0030/1130 *** Q3     AU GDP q/q                         +0.8  +0.7   %

06-Dec 0030/1130 *** Q3     AU GDP y/y                         +1.8  +3.0   %

07-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN FX Reserves                    0.703    -- b USD

07-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN FX Reserves ytd                3.109    -- t USD

07-Dec 2230/0930 **  Nov    AU AI Grp/HIA construction index   53.2    --

07-Dec 0030/1130 *** Oct    AU Trade balance                   1745  1200 m AUD

08-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN exports y/y                      6.9    --   %

08-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN trade balance                   38.2    -- b USD

08-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN imports y/y                     17.2    --   %

08-Dec 2350/0850 **  Q3     JP GDP (r) q/q                     +0.3  +0.4   %

08-Dec 2350/0850 **  Q3     JP GDP (r) annualized              +1.4  +1.5   %

08-Dec 0000/0900 **  Oct    JP Total wages y/y                 +0.9    --   %

08-Dec 0000/0900 **  Oct    JP Base wages y/y                  +0.7    --   %

08-Dec 0000/0900 **  Oct    JP Real wages y/y                  -0.1    --   %

08-Dec 0030/1130 *** Oct    AU Housing finance m/m             -2.3  -2.8   %

09-Dec 0130/0930 *** Nov    CN CPI y/y                          1.9    --   %

09-Dec 0130/0930 *** Nov    CN PPI y/y                          6.9    --   %

11-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN M2 ytd y/y (date tba)            8.8    --   %

11-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN new loans (date tba)           663.2    -- t CNY

11-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN social financing (date tba)     1.04    -- t CNY

11-Dec 2145/1045 **  Nov    NZ Electronic card transactions      --    --   %

12-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN M2 ytd y/y (date tba)            8.8    --   %

12-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN new loans (date tba)           663.2    -- t CNY

12-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN social financing (date tba)     1.04    -- t CNY

12-Dec 2350/0850 *   Nov    JP Corp goods price index m/m      +0.3    --   %

12-Dec 2350/0850 *   Nov    JP CGPI y/y                        +3.4    --   %

12-Dec 0030/1130 *   Q3     AU House price index q/q             --    --   %

12-Dec 0030/1130 *   Q3     AU House price index y/y             --    --   %

12-Dec 0030/1130 **  Nov    AU NAB business confidence           +8    --

12-Dec 0030/1130 **  Nov    AU NAB business conditions          +21    --

13-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN M2 ytd y/y (date tba)            8.8    --   %

13-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN new loans (date tba)           663.2    -- t CNY

13-Dec     -     *** Nov    CN social financing (date tba)     1.04    -- t CNY

13-Dec 2330/1030 **  Dec    AU Westpac-MI consumer sentiment   99.7    --

13-Dec 2350/0850 *   Oct    JP Machinery orders m/m            -8.1    --   %

14-Dec 0000/1100 **  Dec    AU MI infla Expectation Trim Mean   3.7    --   %

14-Dec 0000/1100 **  Dec    AU MI infla Expectation Wt Mean     2.4    --   %

14-Dec 0030/1130 *** Nov    AU Unemployment rate                5.4    --   %

14-Dec 0030/1130 *** Nov    AU Employed persons m/m             3.7    -- k 

14-Dec 0030/1130 *** Nov    AU Labor participation rate        65.1    --   %

14-Dec 0200/1000 *** ytd    CN fixed-asset investment y/y       7.3    --   %

14-Dec 0200/1000 *** Nov    CN industrial output y/y            6.2    --   %

14-Dec 0200/1000 *** Nov    CN retail sales y/y                10.0    --   %

15-Dec 2350/0850 *** Q3     JP Major mfg diffusion index        +22    --

15-Dec 2350/0850 *** Q3     JP Major non-mfg DI                 +23    --

15-Dec 2350/0850 *** Q3     JP Major firms' FY17 capex         +7.7    --   %

18-Dec 2350/0850 **  Nov    JP Trade balance                   +285    -- b JPY

18-Dec 2350/0850 **  Nov    JP Trade balance y/y              -40.7    --   %

18-Dec 2350/0850 **  Nov    JP Exports y/y                    +14.0    --   %

18-Dec 2350/0850 **  Nov    JP Imports y/y                    +18.9    --   %

19-Dec 0030/1130 *** Dec    AU RBA board meeting minutes         --    --

20-Dec 2145/1045 **  Nov    NZ Trade balance                     --    -- m NZD

20-Dec 2145/1045 *   Nov    NZ Net migration                     --    -- k 

20-Dec 2145/1045 **  Q3     NZ Current account balance           --    -- m NZD

20-Dec 2145/1045 **  Q3     NZ Curr acct balance % of GDP        --    --   %

20-Dec 2330/1030 *   Nov    AU Westpac-MI leading index          --    --

21-Dec 2145/1045 *** Q3     NZ GDP q/q                           --    --   %

21-Dec 2145/1045 *** Q3     NZ GDP y/y                           --    --   %

26-Dec 2330/0830 **  Nov    JP Household spending y/y           0.0    --   %

26-Dec 2330/0830 *** Nov    JP Core national CPI y/y           +0.8    --   %

26-Dec 2330/0830 **  Dec    JP Core central Tokyo CPI y/y      +0.6    --   %

28-Dec 2350/0850 **  Nov    JP Industrial production m/m       +0.5    --   %

28-Dec 2350/0850 *   Nov    JP Retail sales y/y                -0.2    --   %

29-Dec 0030/1130 **  Nov    AU RBA pvt sector credit m/m         --    --   %

31-Dec 0100/0900 *** Dec    CN CFLP Manufacturing PMI          51.8    --

31-Dec 0100/0900 **  Dec    CN CFLP Non-Manufacturing PMI      54.8    --

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