- Falls 1.2% m/m (survey 1.7% prior 0.4%)
- Falls 1 % y/y (survey 1.8% prior -1.5%)
USD/JPY at 78.52/55 . Again very disappointing numbers have zero effect on USD/JPY for now . Japan forecasting a rise of 0.1% in August but a fall of 3.3 % in September .