Japan Economic Data Calendar

Date  Local                                                   Prior  Est.

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30-Jan 0830 **  Dec    Household spending y/y                  +1.7  +1.5   %

30-Jan 0850 *   Dec    Retail sales y/y                        +2.1  +1.8   %

31-Jan 0850 **  Dec    Industrial production m/m               +0.5  +1.5   %

07-Feb 0900 **  Dec    Total wages y/y                         +0.9    --   %

07-Feb 0900 **  Dec    Base wages y/y                          +0.3    --   %

07-Feb 0900 **  Dec    Real wages y/y                          +0.1    --   %

13-Feb 0850 *   Jan    Corp goods price index m/m              +0.2    --   %

13-Feb 0850 *   Jan    CGPI y/y                                +3.1    --   %

14-Feb 0850 *** Q4     GDP (p) q/q                             +0.6    --   %

14-Feb 0850 *** Q4     GDP (p) annualized                      +2.5    --   %

15-Feb 0850 *   Dec    Machinery orders m/m                    +5.7    --   %

19-Feb 0850 **  Jan    Trade balance                           +359    -- b JPY

19-Feb 0850 **  Jan    Trade balance y/y                      -43.5    --   %

19-Feb 0850 **  Jan    Exports y/y                             +9.3    --   %

19-Feb 0850 **  Jan    Imports y/y                            +14.9    --   %

23-Feb 0830 *** Jan    Core national CPI y/y                   +0.9    --   %

28-Feb 0850 **  Jan    Industrial production m/m                 --    --   %

02-Mar 0830 **  Mar    Core central Tokyo CPI y/y              +0.7    --   %

08-Mar 0850 **  Q4     GDP (r) q/q                               --    --   %

08-Mar 0850 **  Q4     GDP (r) annualized                        --    --   %

09-Mar 0830 **  Feb    Household spending y/y                    --    --   %

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

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