Economic data due from Asia today

New Zealand kicks it off with the Q3 employment report

Due at 2145 GMT

Previews:

Unemployment rate:

  • expected is 4.7%, prior was 4.8%

Employment change q/q:

  • expected 0.8%, prior was -0.2%

Employment change y/y:

  • expected 2.5%, prior was 3.1%

Participation rate:

  • expected 70.2%, prior was 70.0%

Average hourly earnings:

  • expected 1.1%, prior was 0.8%

Private wages including overtime:

  • expected 0.6%, prior was 0.4%

Private wages excluding overtime:

  • expected 0.7%, prior was 0.4%

2230 GMT - Australia - manufacturing PMI

  • Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index
  • October
  • prior 54.2

2300 GMT - Australia - CoreLogic house prices for October

  • prior +0.3%
  • Sydney price growth has been slowing and reports of some declines. given the huge relative size of this market its expected to weigh on today's result from Core Logic

0001 GMT - UK data - BRC shop price index for October

0030 GMT - Japan - Nikkei / Markit Manufacturing PMI

  • Final for October
  • preliminary was 52.5
  • prior 52.9

0145 GMT - China - Caixin / markit Manufacturing PMI for October

  • expected 51.0, prior 51.0

I'll be back with more on this separately

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