Japan’s January Core Machinery Orders 9.5% m/m (expected 1.8%; last 0.3%); 4.5% yr/yr (expected -3.5%; last -6.6%). February trade deficit JPY897.7 bln (expected deficit of JPY1.069 trln; last deficit of JPY3.499 trln).
February Imports 8.3% yr/yr (expected 12.2%; last 17.5%) and Exports 6.5% yr/yr (expected 7.1%; last 3.5%).
January Industrial Production -5.3% m/m (expected -4.6%; last 0.3%) and Capacity Utilization -5.5% m/m (last -1.1%)