23.03.2014 22:30:38

China Manufacturing PMI On Tap For Monday

(RTTNews) - China will on Monday see the March results of the HSBC/Markit Economics flash manufacturing PMI, headlining a light day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.

In February, the PMI came in with a score of 48.5 - below the reading of 50 that separates expansion from contraction.

Japan will release February numbers for supermarket sales; in January, sales were down 0.2 percent on year.

Singapore will provide consumer price data for February; in January, inflation was up 0.1 percent on month and 1.4 percent on year.