China is scheduled to release a raft of data on Monday, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are March figures for industrial production, fixed asset investment and retail sales, as well as Q1 data for gross domestic product.
Industrial production is expected to rise 10.1 percent after rising 9.9 percent in February. FAI is called higher by 21.3 percent after adding 21.2 percent in the previous month. Retail sales are tipped to rise 12.8 percent after gaining 12.3 percent a month earlier. GDP is expected to add 2.0 percent on quarter and 8.0 percent on year after collecting 2.0 percent on quarter and 7.9 percent on year in the previous three months.
Japan will see final industrial production figures for February; little change is expected from the preliminary reading that suggested a decline of 0.1 percent on month and 11.0 percent on year.
Australia will release February numbers for home loans, with analysts expecting an increase of 1.5 percent after shedding the same amount in the previous month.
New Zealand will see the March results for its Performance of Services Index; in February, it saw a score of 55.5.
Singapore will announce retail sales data for February, with forecasts suggesting a decline of 1.2 percent on month and 6.5 percent on year. That follows the 1.4 percent monthly contraction and the 2.0 percent annual fall in January.
Finally, the stock market in Thailand will be closed again on Monday for the Songkran Festival; it will re-open on Tuesday.
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