New Zealand Trade Data Due On Monday

(RTTNews) - New Zealand will on Monday release August figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

Imports were worth NZ$4.40 billion in July, while exports were at NZ$3.96 billion for a trade deficit of NZ$433 million.

Japan will see final July numbers for its leading and coincident indexes; their previous scores were 100.0 and 112.8, respectively.

Singapore will provide August figures for industrial production; in July, output sank 4.0 percent on month and 3.6 percent on year.

Malaysia will release July data for unemployment; in June, the jobless rate was 3.5 percent and the participation rate was 67.7 percent.