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Core consumer prices in Japan were up 0.7 percent on year in September, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.

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With orders for transportation equipment showing a significant increase, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing that orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods rose by much more than expected in the month of September.

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The U.K. economy expanded in the third quarter at the fastest rate since 2010 with widespread growth across all sectors, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Gross domestic product grew 0.8 percent sequentially in the third quarter, slightly faster than the 0.7 percent expansion logged in the preceding three months.

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Wholesale inventories in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of August, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday. The report said wholesales inventories rose by 0.5 percent in August following an upwardly revised 0.2 percent increase in July.

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Consumer sentiment in the U.S. deteriorated by more than previously estimated in the month of October, according to a report released by Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan on Friday. The report showed that the consumer sentiment index for October was downwardly revised to 73.2 from the preliminary reading of 75.2.

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South Korea will on Monday see the October results for the central bank's monthly survey on consumer confidence, highlighting a very light day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.

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The average asking price for a house in the United Kingdom was up 0.5 percent in October compared to the previous month, property tracking website Hometrack said on Monday.

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India's central bank is likely to raise interest rates for a second straight month on Tuesday as Governor Raghuram Rajan bolsters the fight against rising inflation. But, the bank will possibly ease liquidity in the banking system. The repo rate, which is the rate at which the central bank lends to banks, is expected to be raised to 7.75 percent from 7.50 percent.

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Pending home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly showed a substantial decrease in the month of September, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Monday, with pending sales falling to their lowest level in nine months. NAR said its pending home sales index tumbled 5.6 percent to 101.6 in September after falling 1.6 percent to a downwardly revised 107.6 in August.

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Retail sales in Japan were up 3.1 percent in September, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday, standing at 11.00 trillion yen.

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