Japan Economic Data Calendar

Date  Local                                                   Prior  Est.

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29-Nov 0850 *   Oct    Retail sales y/y                        +2.2  +2.7   %

30-Nov 0830 **  Nov    Core central Tokyo CPI y/y              +1.0  +1.0   %

30-Nov 0850 **  Oct    Industrial production m/m               -0.4  +1.2   %

07-Dec 0830 **  Nov    Household spending y/y                  -1.6    --   %

07-Dec 0900 **  Oct    Total wages y/y                         +0.8    --   %

07-Dec 0900 **  Oct    Base wages y/y                          +0.7    --   %

07-Dec 0900 **  Oct    Real wages y/y                          -0.6    --   %

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

12-Dec 0850 *   Nov    CGPI y/y                                +2.9    --   %

12-Dec 0850 *   Oct    Machinery orders m/m                   -18.3    --   %

14-Dec 0850 *** Q3     Major mfg diffusion index                +19    --

14-Dec 0850 *** Q3     Major non-mfg DI                         +22    --

14-Dec 0850 *** Q3     Major firms' FY18 capex                +13.4    --   %

19-Dec 0850 **  Nov    Trade balance                           -449.3  -- b JPY

19-Dec 0850 **  Nov    Trade balance y/y                         --    --   %

19-Dec 0850 **  Nov    Exports y/y                             +8.2    --   %

19-Dec 0850 **  Nov    Imports y/y                            +19.9    --   %

20-Dec 1000 **  Q3     GDP (r) q/q                             -0.3    --   %

20-Dec 1000 **  Q3     GDP (r) annualized                      -1.2    --   %

21-Dec 0830 *** Nov    Core national CPI y/y                   +1.0    --   %

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

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