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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 1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.): +1.0% [real GDP, quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted, chained-based, reference year = 2000]; annualized +4.0% 

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 July 31, 2008 (provisional):

•   [Average]: 0.519%
•   [Maximum]: 0.580%
•   [Minimum]: 0.460%

• Consumer Price Index
  June 2008: +1.9% (year-on-year, core CPI = CPI excluding fresh food)
  
  
• Corporate Goods Price Index
  June 2008: 5.6% (year-on-year, domestic corporate goods price index)

• Unemployment Rate
  June 2008: 4.1% (seasonally adjusted)
  

• Average Monthly Household Spending (workers' households)
  June 2008: -1.8% to 281,951 yen (year-on-year, inflation-adjusted) 
  

• Average Monthly Household Income (workers' households)
  June 2008: -2.1% to 737,166 yen (year-on-year, inflation-adjusted) 

• Construction Starts of Dwellings for Owner-Occupants
  June 2008: -16.7% to 100,929 (year-on-year, seasonally adjusted) 

Machinery Orders

• Orders Received for Machinery–Private Sector (excl. Volatile Orders)
  May 2008: 10.4% (percent change, month-on-month, seasonally adjusted)

Industrial Production

• Indices of Industrial Production
  June 2008 (preliminary)

•  Production: -2.0% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Shipments: -3.0%(month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Inventory: +1.2% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Inventory Ratio: +3.8% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)

Trade Statistics

• Value of Exports
  June 2008: 7.16 (trillion yen, provisional), -1.7% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Value of Imports
  June 2008: 7.02 (trillion yen, provisional), +16.2% (year-on-year)

Balance of Payments

• Current Account 
  May 2008: 2.0 (trillion yen, provisional) -5.9% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Trade Balance (Goods & Services)
  May 2008: 0.53 (trillion yen, provisional) +6.3% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  May 2008: +2.0 (trillion yen, provisional)

KOREA

• Real Gross Domestic Product
  2nd Qtr (April to June) 2008: +0.8% [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
  June 2008: +5.5% (year-on-year change) 

• Producer Price Index
  June 2008: +10.5% (year-on-year change) 

• Core Inflation Index
  June 2008: +4.3% (year-on-year change) 

• Housing Purchase Price Index
  June 2008: +4.9% (year-on-year change) 

• Unemployment Rate
  June 2008: 3.1%

Machinery Orders

• Value of Domestic Machinery Orders Received
  May 2008: 8,603,060 (million KRW); +39.3% (year-on-year change)     
   

• Manufacturing Production Index
  June 2008: +7.0% (year-on-year change)
  
• Manufacturing Shipment Index
  June 2008: +4.7% (year-on-year change)

• Manufacturing Inventory Index
  June 2008: +15.9% (year-on-year change)
  
• Manufacturing Operation Ratio
  June 2008: -1.9% (year-on-year change)

Trade Statistics

• Exports
  June 2008: 37.3 (billion USD)
  •  +16.6% (year-on-year change)
    
    
• Imports
  June 2008: 37.8 (billion USD)
  • +32.4% (Year-on-year Change)

• Current Account
  June 2008: +1.8 (billion USD)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  June 2008: -4.0 (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 June 2008: +0.50% to 17.50% (for large banks)

• Consumer Price Index
  June 2008: +7.1% (year-on-year change)
  
• Producer Price Index for Manufactured Goods
  June 2008: +8.8% (year-on-year change)

Industrial Production

• Output Value of Industry (Value Added)
  June 2008: +16.0% (year-on year)

Retail Sales

HONG KONG

Discount Rate

• Discount Window Base Rate
  June 2008: 3.50% per annum  

• Consumer Price Index
  June 2008: +6.1% (year-on-year composite, Oct. 2004 – Sept. 2005 = 100)

• Unemployment Rate
  April to June 2008: 3.3% (Seasonally Adjusted)

Industrial Production

• Indices of Industrial Production (All Manufacturing)
  1st Qtr (January to March) 2008: -4.4% (year-on-year change, year 2000 = 100)

Trade Statistics

• External Merchandise Trade Aggregate Figures

•     Total Export Value: -0.6% (y-o-y) to $HK 223.2 billion 
•     Imports: +1.3% (year-on-year) to $HK 247.2 billion 
•     Domestic Exports: -20.2% (year-on-year) to $HK 7.7 billion
•     Re-Exports: +0.2% (year-on-year) to $HK 215.5 billion 

Balance of Payments

• Current Account Balance 
  1st Qtr 2008 (January to March): +52.9 (billion $HK) 

• Capital and Financial Account 
  1st Qtr 2008 (January to March): +2.6 (billion $HK) 

• Overall Balance of Payments 
  1st Qtr 2008 (January to March): +55.0 (billion $HK) 

MALAYSIA

• 1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.) 2008: +7.1% [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
  June 2008: +3.7% (year-on-year change)
  

• Unemployment Rate
  1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.) 2008: 3.6%

Industrial Production

• Index of Industrial Production–Overall Index
  May 2008: +2.5% (year-on-year)

Trade Statistics

• Total Exports
  May 2008: +22.0% (year-on-year) to 60.6 billion RM
  
  
• Total Imports
  May 2008: +7.9% (year-on-year) to 45.0 billion RM
  
  
• Balance of Trade
  May 2008: 15.6 billion RM

Balance of Payments

• Balance on Current Account
  1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.) 2008: +23.8 (billion RM)
  
  
• Financial Account
  1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.) 2008: +26.4 (billion RM)
  
  
• Overall Balance
  1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.) 2008: +48.9 (billion RM)

INDONESIA

• Quarterly GDP
  1st Qtr (Jan. to Mar.) 2008: 6.30% [year-on-year]
  

Discount Rate

• BI Rate (Based on Bank Indonesia's Board of Governors)
  Since July3, 2008: 8.75% (+0.25 bps)
  

• Consumer Price Index
  June 2008: +11.03 (year-on-year) 

Trade Statistics

• Value of Exports
  May 2008: 12.9 (billion USD); +17.4% (month-on-month change)  
  
• Value of Imports
  May 2008: 11.7 (billion USD); +1.7% (month-on-month change)

Balance of Payments

• Current Account
  1st Qtr. (January to March) 2008: +2.8 (USD billion)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  1st Qtr. (January to March) 2008:: -1.7 (USD billion)
  
  
• Foreign Currency Reserves
  As of June 30, 2008: +59.4 (USD billion)

THAILAND

Benchmark Interest Rate

• 1-day Repurchase Rate
  Since July 16, 2008: 3.50% (+0.25 bps)
  

• General Consumer Price Index
  June 2008: +8.9% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Producer Price Index (for manufactured products)
  June 2008: +18.6% (year-on-year)
  
  

Industrial Production

• Unemployment Rate
  May 2008: 1.47%

Trade Statistics

• Total Value of Exports
  May 2008: +22.1% to 15.3 (billion USD, year-on-year)
• Total Value of Imports
  May 2008: +25.7% to 14.0 (billion USD, year-on-year)

Balance of Payments

• Balance of Payments
  May 2008: +1.3 (billion USD)
  
  
• Foreign Currency Reserves
  As of June 6, 2008: 106.4 (billion USD)

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