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MNI DATA SURVEY: Japan August Output, Retail Sales, Jobs

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     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median forecasts from MNI's economist
survey for key Japanese data due in the coming week.
Date           JST/GMT               Data  Month  Median         Previous
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Mon, Sep 30  0850/2350  Industrial Output    Aug    -0.5  % m/m       1.3
Mon, Sep 30  0850/2350       Retail Sales    Aug     0.5  % y/y      -2.0
Tue, Oct 1   0830/2330  Unemployment Rate    Aug     2.3      %       2.2
Preliminary Industrial Production
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                                        Change m/m %
Median Forecast                                 -0.5
High Forecast                                    0.1
Low Forecast                                    -1.0
Previous Month                                   1.3
Standard Deviation                               0.3
No. of Responses                                  13
                                        Change m/m %
BNP Paribas                                      0.1
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                -0.2
Japan Research Institute                        -0.3
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting          -0.3
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                -0.4
Hamagin Research Institute                      -0.5
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                  -0.5
SMBC Nikko Securities                           -0.5
Daiwa Institute of Research                     -0.6
NLI Research Institute                          -0.7
Mizuho Research Institute                       -0.9
Norinchukin Research Institute                  -0.9
Nomura Securities                               -1.0
Preliminary Retail Sales
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                                        Change y/y %
Median Forecast                                  0.5
High Forecast                                    2.3
Low Forecast                                    -0.9
Previous Month                                  -2.0
Standard Deviation                               1.0
No. of Responses                                  10
                                        Change y/y %
Japan Research Institute                         2.3
Mizuho Research Institute                        1.1
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting           1.0
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                   0.9
NLI Research Institute                           0.7
BNP Paribas                                      0.3
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                 0.3
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                -0.3
Hamagin Research Institute                      -0.7
Nomura Securities                               -0.9
Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted)
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                                           %
Median Forecast                          2.3
High Forecast                            2.3
Low Forecast                             2.2
Previous Month                           2.2
Standard Deviation                       0.1
No. of Responses                          13
                                           %
BNP Paribas                              2.3
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute         2.3
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting   2.3
Mizuho Research Institute                2.3
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities           2.3
NLI Research Institute                   2.3
Nomura Securities                        2.3
Norinchukin Research Institute           2.3
Daiwa Institute of Research              2.2
Hamagin Research Institute               2.2
Japan Research Institute                 2.2
SMBC Nikko Securities                    2.2
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management         2.2
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: flora.guo@marketnews.com
--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com
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