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MNI BRIEF: Japan Aug Confidence Index Unchanged

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MNI (TOKYO) - Japan's consumer confidence index in August was unchanged from July as two out of four components rose from the previous month and the government left its assessment that consumer confidence is marking time, data released by the Cabinet Office on Thursday showed.

The indexes linked to overall economic well-being and the willingness to buy durable goods increased, but the indexes linked to income conditions and the labour market fell.

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MNI (TOKYO) - Japan's consumer confidence index in August was unchanged from July as two out of four components rose from the previous month and the government left its assessment that consumer confidence is marking time, data released by the Cabinet Office on Thursday showed.

The indexes linked to overall economic well-being and the willingness to buy durable goods increased, but the indexes linked to income conditions and the labour market fell.

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