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Asia Investment Intelligence puts the latest economic indicators at your finger tips. Scroll down for links—direct from the source—to key macro data for Asia's biggest economies: Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Comprehensive. Compelling. Cogitative. The Center for Asia Investment Intelligence.   

JAPAN

GDP

• Quarterly Estimate of GDP
  Revised 4th Qtr (Oct. to Dec.): +0.9% [real GDP, quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted, chained-based, reference year = 2000]; annualized +3.5% 

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Discount Rate

• Official Discount Rate –The Basic Discount Rate and Basic Loan Rate
  Since Feb. 21, 2007: 0.75%

• Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate
  As of May 12, 2008 (provisional):

•   [Average]: 0.510%
•   [Maximum]: 0.560%
•   [Minimum]: 0.450%

• Consumer Price Index
  March 2008: +1.2% (year-on-year, core CPI = CPI excluding fresh food)
  
  
• Corporate Goods Price Index
  March 2008: 3.9% (year-on-year, domestic corporate goods price index)

• Unemployment Rate
  March 2008: 3.8% (seasonally adjusted)
  Statistical Tables

• Average Monthly Household Spending (workers' households)
  March 2008: -0.2% to 342,868 yen (year-on-year, inflation-adjusted) 
  

• Average Monthly Household Income (workers' households)
  March 2008: +0.6% to 453,482 yen (year-on-year, inflation-adjusted) 

• Construction Starts of Dwellings for Owner-Occupants
  March 2008: -15.6% to 83,991 (year-on-year, seasonally adjusted) 

Machinery Orders

• Orders Received for Machinery–Private Sector (excl. Volatile Orders)
  February 2008: -12.7% (percent change, month-on-month, seasonally adjusted)

Industrial Production

• Indices of Industrial Production
  March 2008 (preliminary)

•  Production: -3.1% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Shipments: -3.9%(month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Inventory: +0.2% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Inventory Ratio: +6.7% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)

Trade Statistics

• Value of Exports
  March 2008: 7.68 (trillion yen, provisional), +2.3% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Value of Imports
  March 2008: 6.56 (trillion yen, provisional), +11.1% (year-on-year)

Balance of Payments

• Current Account 
  February 2008: 2.39 (trillion yen, provisional) +4.1% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Trade Balance (Goods & Services)
  February 2008: 1.10 (trillion yen, provisional) +2.6% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  February 2008: -1.76 (trillion yen, provisional)

KOREA

• Real Gross Domestic Product
  1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.) 2008: +0.7% [Quarter-on-quarter, Seasonally Adjusted, At 2000 Constant Prices]

Discount Rate

• Target for the Overnight Call rate
  Since August 9, 2007: 5.00% (+ 25 basis points)

• Consumer Price Index
  April 2008: +4.1% (year-on-year change) 

• Producer Price Index
  March 2008: +8.0% (year-on-year change) 

• Core Inflation Index
  April 2008: +4.5% (year-on-year change) 

• Housing Purchase Price Index
  April 2008: +3.8% (year-on-year change) 

• Unemployment Rate
  March 2008: 3.4%

Machinery Orders

• Value of Domestic Machinery Orders Received
  March 2008: 8,056,326 (million KRW); +13.3% (year-on-year change)     
   

• Manufacturing Production Index
  March 2008: +10.3% (year-on-year change)
  
  
• Manufacturing Shipment Index
  March 2008: +8.8% (year-on-year change)

• Manufacturing Inventory Index
  March 2008: +9.5% (year-on-year change)
  
  
• Manufacturing Operation Ratio
  March 2008: +1.3% (year-on-year change)

Trade Statistics

• Exports
  March 2008: 36.0 (billion USD)
  •  +18.6% (year-on-year change)
    
    
• Imports
  March 2008: 36.8 (billion USD)
  • +25.8% (Year-on-year Change)

• Current Account
  March 2008: -0.1 (billion USD)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  March 2008: +0.4 (billion USD)

CHINA

GDP

Discount Rate

• 1-Year Benchmark Lending Rate
  Effective as of Dec. 21, 2007: +0.18% to 7.47% (for financial institution loans)
• Reserve Requirement Rate
  Effective as of May 20, 2008: +0.50% to 16.50% (for large banks)

• Consumer Price Index
  March 2008: +8.3% (year-on-year change)
  
• Producer Price Index for Manufactured Goods
  March 2008: +8.0% (year-on-year change)

Industrial Production

• Output Value of Industry (Value Added)
  February 2008: +15.4% (year-on year)

Retail Sales

HONG KONG

Discount Rate

• Discount Window Base Rate
  March 2008: 3.75% per annum  

• Consumer Price Index
  March 2008: +4.2% (year-on-year composite, Oct. 2004 – Sept. 2005 = 100)

• Unemployment Rate
  January to March 2008: 3.4% (Seasonally Adjusted)

Industrial Production

• Indices of Industrial Production (All Manufacturing)
  4th Qtr (October to December) 2007: -0.3% (year-on-year change, year 2000 = 100)

Trade Statistics

• External Merchandise Trade Aggregate Figures

•     Total Export Value: +7.6% (y-o-y) to $HK 184.3 billion 
•     Imports: +11.9% (year-on-year) to $HK 200.2 billion 
•     Domestic Exports: +1.1% (year-on-year) to $HK 6.2 billion
•     Re-Exports: +7.8% (year-on-year) to $HK 178.1 billion 

Balance of Payments

• Current Account Balance 
  4th Qtr 2007 (October to December): +59.0 (billion $HK) 

• Capital and Financial Account 
  4th Qtr 2007 (October to December): +1.0 (billion $HK) 

• Overall Balance of Payments 
  4th Qtr 2007 (October to December): +78.2 (billion $HK) 

MALAYSIA

• 4th Qtr (Oct. to Dec.) 2008: +7.3% [preliminary, y-o-y, at 2000 prices]

Discount Rate

• BNM Overnight Policy Rate (OPR)
  Since August 6, 2006: 3.50% per annum

• Consumer Price Index
  March 2008: +1.5% (year-on-year change)
  

• Unemployment Rate
  4th Qtr (Oct. to Dec.) 2007: 3.0%

Industrial Production

• Index of Industrial Production–Overall Index
  February 2008: +6.3% (year-on-year)

Trade Statistics

• Total Exports
  Mar. 2008: +5.3% (year-on-year) to 51.5 billion RM
  
  
• Total Imports
  Mar. 2008: +2.6% (year-on-year) to 43.6 billion RM
  
  
• Balance of Trade
  Feb. 2008: -6.45% (month-on-month) to 9.16 billion RM

Balance of Payments

• Balance on Current Account
  4th Qtr (Oct. to Dec.) 2007: +26.2 (billion RM)
  
  
• Financial Account
  4th Qtr (Oct. to Dec.) 2007: -16.7 (billion RM)
  
  
• Overall Balance
  4th Qtr (Oct. to Dec.) 2007: +0.3 (billion RM)

INDONESIA

• Quarterly GDP
  4th Qtr (Oct. to Dec.) 2007: 6.25% [year-on-year]
  

Discount Rate

• BI Rate (Based on Bank Indonesia's Board of Governors)
  Since May 6, 2008: 8.25% 

• Consumer Price Index
  March 2008: +8.17 (core inflation, year-on-year) 

Trade Statistics

• Value of Exports
  March 2008: 11.9 (billion USD); +12.96% (month-on-month change)  
  
• Value of Imports
  March 2008: 10.0 (billion USD); +3.96% (month-on-month change)

Balance of Payments

• Current Account
  4th Qtr. (October to December) 2007: +3.4 (USD billion)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  4th Qtr. (October to December) 2007: +0.5 (USD billion)
  
  
• Foreign Currency Reserves
  As of April 30, 2008: +58.7 (USD billion)

THAILAND

Benchmark Interest Rate

• 1-day Repurchase Rate
  Since August 29, 2007: 3.25% (-0.50 bps) [reconfirmed on February 27, 2008]
  

• General Consumer Price Index
  March 2008: +5.3% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Core Consumer Price Index
  March 2008: +1.7% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Producer Price Index (for manufactured products)
  March 2008: +11.1% (year-on-year)
  
  

Industrial Production

• Unemployment Rate
  March 2008: 1.5%

Trade Statistics

• Total Value of Exports
  March 2008: +15.1% to 14.6 (billion USD, year-on-year)
• Total Value of Imports
  March 2008: +31.2% to 14.3 (billion USD, year-on-year)

Balance of Payments

• Balance of Payments
  March 2008: +8.6 (billion USD)
  
  
• Foreign Currency Reserves
  As of April 11, 2008: 108.9 (billion USD)

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