- -1.2 % y/y (survey -0.5%, prior -0.6%, revised -0.4%)
USD/JPY trading at session highs of 78.36/40.
Total cash earning fell for the third consecutive month in July . Overtime pay , a barometer of strength in corporate activity, rose for the 10 th straight , but the pace shrank sharply to 0.3 % in July from 5.1% in June and 6.9% in May . -rtrs
