Singapore Industrial Production On Tap For Friday

(RTTNews) - Singapore will on Friday release December numbers for industrial production, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

Output is expected to fall 4.9 percent on month and 1.0 percent on year after shedding 2.8 percent on month and rising 4.0 percent on year in November.

The Philippines will announce trade data for November. In October, imports were worth $4.83 billion and exports were at $5.03 billion for a trade surplus of $0.20 billion.

New Zealand will provide December figures for credit card spending; in November, spending was up 3.5 percent on month and 6.9 percent on year.