Japan Economic Data Calendar

Date  Local                                                   Prior  Est.

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08-Jan 0830 **  Nov    Total wages y/y                          0.0    --   %

08-Jan 0830 **  Nov    Base wages y/y                          +0.2    --   %

08-Jan 0830 **  Nov    Real wages y/y                          -0.4    --   %

10-Jan 0830 **  Dec    Household spending y/y                  -5.1    --   %

16-Jan 0850 *   Dec    Corp goods price index m/m              +0.2    --   %

16-Jan 0850 *   Dec    CGPI y/y                                +0.1    --   %

16-Jan 0850 *   Nov    Machinery orders m/m                    -6.0    --   %

23-Jan 0850 **  Dec    Trade balance                          -82.1    -- b JPY

23-Jan 0850 **  Dec    Trade balance y/y                      -88.9    --   %

23-Jan 0850 **  Dec    Exports y/y                             -7.9    --   %

23-Jan 0850 **  Dec    Imports y/y                            -15.7    --   %

24-Jan 0830 *** Dec    Core national CPI y/y                   +0.5    --   %

31-Jan 0830 **  Jan    Core central Tokyo CPI y/y              +0.8    --   %

31-Jan 0850 **  Dec    Industrial production m/m               -0.9    --   %

31-Jan 0850 *   Dec    Retail sales y/y                        -2.1    --   %

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

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