Japan Economic Data Calendar

Date  Local                                                   Prior  Est.

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10-Apr 0850 *   Feb    Machinery orders m/m                    -5.4  +2.5   %

10-Apr 0850 *   Mar    Corp goods price index m/m              +0.2  +0.1   %

10-Apr 0850 *   Mar    CGPI y/y                                +0.8  +1.0   %

17-Apr 0850 **  Mar    Trade balance                           +335    -- b JPY

17-Apr 0850 **  Mar    Trade balance y/y                         --    --   %

17-Apr 0850 **  Mar    Exports y/y                             -1.2    --   %

17-Apr 0850 **  Mar    Imports y/y                             -6.6    --   %

19-Apr 0830 *** Mar    Core national CPI y/y                   +0.7    --   %

26-Apr 0830 **  Apr    Core central Tokyo CPI y/y              +1.1    --   %

26-Apr 0850 **  Mar    Industrial production m/m               +1.4    --   %

26-Apr 0850 *   Mar    Retail sales y/y                        +0.4    --   %

10-May 0830 **  Apr    Household spending y/y                  +1.7    --   %

10-May 0830 **  Mar    Total wages y/y                         -0.8    --   %

10-May 0830 **  Mar    Base wages y/y                          -0.1    --   %

10-May 0830 **  Mar    Real wages y/y                          -1.1    --   %

--MNI Tokyo Bureau; tel: +81 90-2175-0040; email: hiroshi.inoue@marketnews.com

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