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MNI DATA SURVEY: Japan Nov Jobs, Output, Retail, Dec Tokyo CPI

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     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median forecasts from MNI's economist
survey for key Japanese data due in this week.
Date           JST/GMT               Data  Month  Median         Previous
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Fri, Dec 27  0830/2330     Tokyo Core CPI    Dec     0.6  % y/y       0.6
Fri, Dec 27  0830/2330  Unemployment Rate    Nov     2.4      %       2.4
Fri, Dec 27  0850/2350  Industrial Output    Nov    -1.0  % m/m      -4.5
Fri, Dec 27  0850/2350       Retail Sales    Nov    -1.4  % y/y      -7.0
Consumer Price Index (Excluding Fresh Food)
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                                             Tokyo % y/y
Median Forecast                                      0.6
High Forecast                                        0.7
Low Forecast                                         0.6
Previous Month                                       0.6
Standard Deviation                                   0.0
No. of Responses                                      11
                                             Tokyo % y/y
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting               0.7
Mizuho Research Institute                            0.7
Norinchukin Research Institute                       0.7
BNP Paribas                                          0.6
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                     0.6
Hamagin Research Institute                           0.6
Japan Research Institute                             0.6
NLI Research Institute                               0.6
Nomura Securities                                    0.6
SMBC Nikko Securities                                0.6
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                     0.6
Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted)
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                                           %
Median Forecast                          2.4
High Forecast                            2.5
Low Forecast                             2.3
Previous Month                           2.4
Standard Deviation                       0.0
No. of Responses                          13
                                           %
Mizuho Research Institute                2.5
NLI Research Institute                   2.5
BNP Paribas                              2.4
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute         2.4
Hamagin Research Institute               2.4
Japan Research Institute                 2.4
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting   2.4
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities           2.4
Nomura Securities                        2.4
Norinchukin Research Institute           2.4
SMBC Nikko Securities                    2.4
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management         2.4
Daiwa Institute of Research              2.3
Preliminary Industrial Production
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                                        Change m/m %
Median Forecast                                 -1.0
High Forecast                                   -0.3
Low Forecast                                    -2.3
Previous Month                                  -4.5
Standard Deviation                               0.7
No. of Responses                                  13
                                        Change m/m %
BNP Paribas                                     -0.3
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                -0.3
Mizuho Research Institute                       -0.5
SMBC Nikko Securities                           -0.5
Japan Research Institute                        -0.7
Daiwa Institute of Research                     -0.8
Hamagin Research Institute                      -1.0
Nomura Securities                               -1.0
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                -1.5
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting          -1.7
NLI Research Institute                          -2.0
Norinchukin Research Institute                  -2.0
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                  -2.3
Preliminary Retail Sales
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                                        Change y/y %
Median Forecast                                 -1.4
High Forecast                                    0.6
Low Forecast                                    -3.0
Previous Month                                  -7.0
Standard Deviation                               1.1
No. of Responses                                  10
                                        Change y/y %
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                   0.6
Japan Research Institute                        -0.5
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                -0.9
Hamagin Research Institute                      -1.0
Nomura Securities                               -1.1
BNP Paribas                                     -1.7
NLI Research Institute                          -1.7
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting          -1.9
Mizuho Research Institute                       -2.8
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                -3.0
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: flora.guo@marketnews.com
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