Asia-Pacific macro-economic round-up

LONDON (ShareCast) - Summary of macro-economic indicators released during Thursday´s Asian-Pacific (KSE: 002790.KS - news) trading session: New Zealand: Q4 unemployment rate: 6.3%, Estimate: 6.5%, Previous: 6.6%. Japan (EUREX: FMJP.EX - news) : Machinery orders for December: -7.1% month-on-month (m/m) and +6.3% year-on-year (y/y), Estimate: -5.0% m/m (+8.5% y/y), Previous: =14.8% m/m (+12.5% y/y). Japan: M2 money supply for January: +3.0% y/y, Estimate: +3.1% y/y, Previous: +3.2% y/y. Japan: M3 money supply for January: +2.6% y/y, Estimate. +2.6% y/y, Previous: +2.6% y/y. China: CPI (Berlin: CEJ.BE - news) for January: +4.5% y/y, Estimate: +4.0% y/y, Previous: +4.1% y/y. China: Producer prices for January: +0.7% y/y, Estimate: +0.8% y/y, Previous: +1.7% y/y. Japan: Consumer confidence for January: 40.0, Estimate: 38.5, Previous: 38.9. F.M.