TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - The following Japanese economic
indicators and events are due in the period up to April 20.
LOCAL LOCAL MEDIAN
DATE TIME/GMT INDICATOR PERIOD F/CAST PRIOR
23MAR 0850/2350* Business Survey Index -MOF Q1
44.524MAR 0850/2350* BOJ Policy Meet Minutes Feb
25MAR 0850/2350* Trade Bal. Total (bln yen) Feb -10.9b
952.6b
25MAR 0850/2350* Exports (y/y) Feb -47.1%
45.7%
25MAR 0850/2350* Imports (y/y) Feb -38.5%
31.7% 26MAR 0850/2350* Corp Svcs Price Indx (m/m) Feb
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Core Nationwide (y/y) Feb 0.0% 0.0%
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Core Tokyo (y/y) Mar 0.4% 0.6%
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Overall N'wide (y/y) Feb 0.0%
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Overall Tokyo (y/y) Mar 0.5%
27MAR 0850/2350* Retail Sales (y/y) Feb -4.0%
2.4%
30MAR 0850/2350* Industrial Output (m/m) Feb
10.0% 30MAR 0850/2350* Output Forecast 1 (m/m) Mar 30MAR 0850/2350* Output Forecast 2 (m/m) Apr 31MAR 0815/2315* Manufacturing PMI Mar 31.6 31MAR 0830/2330* Unemployment Rate Feb 4.1% 31MAR 0830/2330* Jobs/Applicants Ratio Feb 0.67
31MAR 0830/2330* All Households Spend (y/y) Feb
5.9%
31MAR 1030/0130 Overtime Pay (y/y) Feb
14.8%
31MAR 1400/0500 Housing Starts (y/y) Feb
18.7%
31MAR 1400/0500 Construction Orders (y/y) Feb
38.3%
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Big M'facturers DI Q1
24.0
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Big Non-Manuf. DI Q1
9.0
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Big Firms Capex Q1
0.2%
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Small Manuf. DI Q1
29.0
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Small Non-Manu. DI Q1
29.0
01
07APR 0850/2350* Forex Reserves Mar 1009.3b 02APR n/a No major economic data 03APR n/a No major economic data
06APR BOJ 2
Day Meeting Starts Apr
06APR 1400/0500 Coincident Indicator Feb
2.6
06APR 1400/0500 Leading indicator Feb
2.307APR BOJ Policy Decision Apr 07APR BOJ Overnight Rate Apr 0.1% 08APR 0850/2350* Current Account (y/y) Feb
08APR 1330/0430 Bankruptcies (m/m) Mar
3.1% 08APR 1330/0430 Bankruptcies (y/y) Mar 10.4% 08APR 1400/0500 BOJ Economic Report Apr 08APR 1400/0500 Economy Watchers Poll DI Mar 19.4
09APR 0850/2350* Machinery Orders (m/m) Feb
3.2% 10APR 0850/2350* Bank Lending (y/y) Mar 3.5% 10APR 0850/2350* BOJ Policy Meet Minutes Mar
13APR 0850/2350* Corp Good Price Indx (y/y) Mar
1.1%
13APR 0850/2350* Corp Good Price Indx (m/m) Mar
0.4% 14APR n/a No major economic data 15APR 1330/0430 Rev. Indus. Output (m/m) Feb
15APR 1330/0430 Capacity Util. Index (m/m) Feb
12.9% 16APR 0830/2330* Reuters Tankan DI Apr 17APR 0850/2350* Tertiary Activ. Indx (m/m) Feb 0.4% 17APR 1400/0500 Consumer Confidence Index Mar 26.7 20APR n/a No major economic data
Note: Dates and times are local, followed by GMT time. Asterisk* means GMT is previous day
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LOCAL LOCAL MEDIAN
DATE TIME/GMT INDICATOR PERIOD F/CAST PRIOR
23MAR 0850/2350* Business Survey Index -MOF Q1
44.524MAR 0850/2350* BOJ Policy Meet Minutes Feb
25MAR 0850/2350* Trade Bal. Total (bln yen) Feb -10.9b
952.6b
25MAR 0850/2350* Exports (y/y) Feb -47.1%
45.7%
25MAR 0850/2350* Imports (y/y) Feb -38.5%
31.7% 26MAR 0850/2350* Corp Svcs Price Indx (m/m) Feb
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Core Nationwide (y/y) Feb 0.0% 0.0%
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Core Tokyo (y/y) Mar 0.4% 0.6%
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Overall N'wide (y/y) Feb 0.0%
27MAR 0830/2330* CPI
Overall Tokyo (y/y) Mar 0.5%
27MAR 0850/2350* Retail Sales (y/y) Feb -4.0%
2.4%
30MAR 0850/2350* Industrial Output (m/m) Feb
10.0% 30MAR 0850/2350* Output Forecast 1 (m/m) Mar 30MAR 0850/2350* Output Forecast 2 (m/m) Apr 31MAR 0815/2315* Manufacturing PMI Mar 31.6 31MAR 0830/2330* Unemployment Rate Feb 4.1% 31MAR 0830/2330* Jobs/Applicants Ratio Feb 0.67
31MAR 0830/2330* All Households Spend (y/y) Feb
5.9%
31MAR 1030/0130 Overtime Pay (y/y) Feb
14.8%
31MAR 1400/0500 Housing Starts (y/y) Feb
18.7%
31MAR 1400/0500 Construction Orders (y/y) Feb
38.3%
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Big M'facturers DI Q1
24.0
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Big Non-Manuf. DI Q1
9.0
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Big Firms Capex Q1
0.2%
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Small Manuf. DI Q1
29.0
01APR 0850/2350* Tankan -Small Non-Manu. DI Q1
29.0
01
07APR 0850/2350* Forex Reserves Mar 1009.3b 02APR n/a No major economic data 03APR n/a No major economic data
06APR BOJ 2
Day Meeting Starts Apr
06APR 1400/0500 Coincident Indicator Feb
2.6
06APR 1400/0500 Leading indicator Feb
2.307APR BOJ Policy Decision Apr 07APR BOJ Overnight Rate Apr 0.1% 08APR 0850/2350* Current Account (y/y) Feb
08APR 1330/0430 Bankruptcies (m/m) Mar
3.1% 08APR 1330/0430 Bankruptcies (y/y) Mar 10.4% 08APR 1400/0500 BOJ Economic Report Apr 08APR 1400/0500 Economy Watchers Poll DI Mar 19.4
09APR 0850/2350* Machinery Orders (m/m) Feb
3.2% 10APR 0850/2350* Bank Lending (y/y) Mar 3.5% 10APR 0850/2350* BOJ Policy Meet Minutes Mar
13APR 0850/2350* Corp Good Price Indx (y/y) Mar
1.1%
13APR 0850/2350* Corp Good Price Indx (m/m) Mar
0.4% 14APR n/a No major economic data 15APR 1330/0430 Rev. Indus. Output (m/m) Feb
15APR 1330/0430 Capacity Util. Index (m/m) Feb
12.9% 16APR 0830/2330* Reuters Tankan DI Apr 17APR 0850/2350* Tertiary Activ. Indx (m/m) Feb 0.4% 17APR 1400/0500 Consumer Confidence Index Mar 26.7 20APR n/a No major economic data
Note: Dates and times are local, followed by GMT time. Asterisk* means GMT is previous day
(Click for real-time updates of other major economies and for Asia) Keywords: JAPAN DIARY/INDICATORS (Tokyo newsroom +81 3 6441 1844) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.