CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Japan will release a raft of data on Tuesday, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are July numbers for unemployment, household spending and retail sales.
The jobless rate is expected to hold steady at 3.1 percent, while the job-to-applicant ratio is expected to move up to 1.38 from 1.37 in June.
Household spending is expected to fall 1.4 percent on year after slipping 2.2 percent in the previous month. Retail sales are called lower by 0.9 percent on year after falling 1.4 percent a month earlier.
Australia will provide July numbers for building approvals, with forecasts suggesting an increase of 1.1 percent and a decline of 8.3 percent on year. That follows the 2.9 percent monthly decline and the 5.9 percent annual contraction in June.
New Zealand will see July figures for building permits; in June, permits jumped 16.3 percent on year.
Malaysia will release July data for producer prices; in June, prices were up 0.4 percent on month and down 1.3 percent on year.
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