TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Japan is scheduled to release an important batch of data on Monday, highlighting an otherwise light day for Asian economic activity. On tap are preliminary Q3 numbers for gross domestic product, as well as final September figures for industrial production.
GDP is expected to rise 1.5 percent on quarter and 6.0 percent on year after shedding 0.5 percent on quarter and 2.1 percent on year in the second quarter. Nominal GDP is expected to rise 1.4 percent on quarter after falling 1.5 percent in Q2.The GDP deflator is expected to come in at -2.2 percent, unchanged from the previous three months.
Industrial production is expected to see little change from last month's preliminary readings for a 4.0 percent contraction both on month and on year, while capacity utilization was called higher by 2.4 percent on month.
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