PEKING (dpa-AFX) - China is scheduled to release a raft of data on Tuesday, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic news. On tap are GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2011, as well as December numbers for industrial production, retail sales and urban fixed asset investment. Gross domestic product is expected to add 8.7 percent on year following the 9.1 percent increase in the third quarter. Industrial production is tipped to rise 12.2 percent on year following the 12.4 percent increase in November. Retail sales are called higher by an annual 17.2 percent, easing from 17.3 percent in the previous month. FAI is expected to climb 24.1 percent on year after adding 24.5 percent a month earlier. Singapore will release December data for non-oil domestic exports, which are expected to ease 0.5 percent on year after collecting 1.6 percent in November. The NODX for electronics is tipped to show an increase of 0.4 percent after adding just 0.1 percent in the previous month. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will release the results of its index measuring tertiary activity for November, with forecasts suggesting a contraction of 0.4 percent on month following the 0.6 percent gain in October.
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