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MNI Japan Survey: January Trade, 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, Feb 19   0850/2350            Exports    Jan     9.4    % y/y       9.3
Mon, Feb 19   0850/2350            Imports    Jan     8.4    % y/y      14.9
Mon, Feb 19   0850/2350      Trade Balance    Jan   1,064  bln yen     358.7
Fri, Feb. 23  0830/2330  National Core CPI    Jan     0.8    % y/y       0.9
Trade Statistics
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                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                           y/y%     y/y%      (bln yen)
Median Forecast                             9.4      8.4        1,064.0
High Forecast                              15.4     12.1        1,199.0
Low Forecast                                7.6      4.8          900.0
Previous Month                              9.3     14.9          358.7
Standard Deviation                          2.7      2.3           86.8
No. of Responses                             14       14             14
                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                           y/y%     y/y%      (bln yen)
Nomura Securities                          15.4     11.4        1,003.6
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting     14.3     12.1        1,100.0
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute           13.0      9.0          973.3
BNP Paribas                                12.5      8.7          979.7
NLI Research Institute                     11.9      9.4        1,058.0
SMBC Nikko Research                        11.6     11.3        1,199.0
Daiwa Institute of Research                 9.4      9.0        1,170.0
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management            9.3      4.8          900.0
Norinchukin Research Institute              9.0      8.0        1,125.0
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities              8.5      6.7        1,070.0
Japan Research Institute                    7.8      6.9        1,118.6
Barclays Securities                         7.7      5.3        1,020.0
Hamagin Research Institute                  7.6      5.3        1,022.4
Mizuho Research Institute                   7.6      7.5        1,168.6
Consumer Price Index (Excluding Fresh Food)
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                                             National % y/y
Median Forecast                                         0.8
High Forecast                                           1.4
Low Forecast                                            0.7
Previous Month                                          0.9
Standard Deviation                                      0.2
No. of Responses                                         14
                                             National % y/y
Norinchukin Research Institute                          1.4
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                          1.2
Hamagin Research Institute                              1.1
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                        0.9
Mizuho Research Institute                               0.9
Japan Research Institute                                0.8
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                        0.8
Daiwa Institute of Research                             0.8
Nomura Securities                                       0.8
Barclays Securities                                     0.8
BNP Paribas                                             0.8
SMBC Nikko Securities                                   0.8
NLI Research Institute                                  0.8
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting                  0.7
--MNI Tokyo Bureau; tel: +81 90-4670-5309; email: max.sato@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE]

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