Japan will impose export restrictions on 23 types of chipmaking equipment starting in July.
Japan’s February Retail Sales 6.6% yr/yr (expected 5.8%; last 5.0%), February Industrial Production 4.5% m/m (expected 2.7%; last -5.3%), February jobs/applications ratio 1.34 (expected 1.36; last 1.35), and February Unemployment Rate 2.6% (expected 2.4%; last 2.4%). February Construction Orders 22.3% yr/yr (expected 5.1%; last -14.0%) and Housing Starts -0.3% yr/yr (expected -0.5%; last 6.6%). March Tokyo CPI 3.3% yr/yr (last 3.4%) and Tokyo Core CPI 3.2% yr/yr (expected 3.1%; last 3.3%)