Japan - Overall Household spending (July): -0.5% y/y (expected -1.5%)

Japan spending and employment data:

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Unemployment rate for July, 3.0%

• expected 3.1%, prior 3.1%

Job to applicant ration for July, 1.37

• expected 1.38, prior 1.37

Overall Household spending for July, -0.5% y/y

• expected -1.5% and prior -2.2% 

I think some of calendars highlight the employment data as the most important but I always pay more attention to the 'Overall Household spending'. Not that the yen is often moved bu these data, but as background info. The spending still negative y/y, but an improvement from the prior month and not as bad as expected. I guess that's a good thing for the Japanese economy but at -0.5% y/y its still nothing to get excited about.

Japan - Overall Household spending (July): -0.5% y/y (expected -1.5%)
Japan - Overall Household spending (July): -0.5% y/y (expected -1.5%)
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