Australia will on Wednesday see May results for the consumer confidence index from Westpac Bank, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In April, the index jumped 6.2 percent to a score of 118.8.
Australia also will see Q1 figures for wage prices; in the three months prior, wage prices were up 0.6 percent on quarter and 1.4 percent on year.
New Zealand will provide Q1 numbers for producer prices; in the previous three months, PPI inputs were flat on quarter and outputs were up 0.4 percent.
Japan will release final March numbers for industrial production; the preliminary reading suggested an increase of 2.2 percent on month and 4.0 percent on year.
Finally, the [markets][1] in South Korea and Hong Kong are closed on Wednesday, for Buddha’s birthday and National Day, respectively. Both re-open on Thursday.
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