South Korea Trade Data Due On Wednesday
(RTTNews) - South Korea will on Tuesday release January figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In December, imports were down 2.6 percent on year and exports sank 16.6 percent for a trade deficit of $12.69 billion.
Indonesia will provide January numbers for imports, exports and trade balance. In December, imports were down 6.61 percent on year and exports gained 6.58 percent for a trade surplus of $3.89 billion.
Japan will see January results for its tertiary industry activity index; in December, the index eased 0.2 percent on month and added 1.6 percent on year.
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