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MNI DATA SURVEY: Japan February Trade, National CPI

     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median forecasts for the key Japanese
data due in the coming week provided by economists surveyed by MNI.
Date           JST/GMT               Data  Month  Median           Previous
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Mon, Mar 19  0850/2350            Exports    Feb    -1.4    % y/y      12.3
Mon, Mar 19  0850/2350            Imports    Feb    17.4    % y/y       7.9
Mon, Mar 19  0850/2350      Trade Balance    Feb   -70.1  bln yen    -944.1
Fri, Mar 23  0830/2330  National Core CPI    Feb     1.0    % y/y       0.9
Trade Statistics Forecast
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                                  Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                    y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)
Median Forecast                      -1.4     17.4          -70.1
High Forecast                         3.0     21.9          132.0
Low Forecast                         -3.7      9.0         -610.0
Previous Month                       12.3      7.9         -944.1
Standard Deviation                    3.2      5.5          338.2
No. of Responses                        4        4              4
                                  Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                    y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities        3.0     15.7          132.0
Nomura Securities                     0.5     19.0         -210.1
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management     -3.3     21.9         -610.0
Daiwa Institute of Research          -3.7      9.0           70.0
Consumer Price Index (Excluding Fresh Food)
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                                             National % y/y
Median Forecast                                         1.0
High Forecast                                           1.0
Low Forecast                                            0.9
Previous Month                                          0.9
Standard Deviation                                      0.1
No. of Responses                                          4
                                             National % y/y
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                          1.0
Nomura Securities                                       1.0
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                        0.9
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                        0.9
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: flora.guo@marketnews.com
--MNI Tokyo Bureau; tel: +81 90-4670-5309; email: max.sato@marketnews.com
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