New Zealand will on Monday release Q4 numbers for retail sales and January figures for credit card spending, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Retail sales are expected to rise 0.6 percent on quarter, slowing from 1.9 percent in the previous three months. Card spending was down 0.3 percent on year in December.
Singapore will provide January data for consumer prices; in December, overall inflation was up 0.3 percent on month and 1.2 percent on year, while core CPI also rose an annual 1.2 percent.
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