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Japan's industrial production rose more than initially estimated in July, final data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed Friday.

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Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 948.5 billion yen in August, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday - remaining in the red for a record 26th consecutive month.

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Corporate service prices in Japan were up 3.5 percent on year in August, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday.

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Core consumer prices in Japan gained 3.1 percent on year in August, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.

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The Bank of Japan has many policy easing measures available and it will not hesitate to adopt any actions if required to achieve the 2 percent inflation target, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday. Overcoming deflation is an important prerequisite for raising growth potential, Kuroda told the Economic Club of New York. The bank's commitment is result oriented, Kuroda added.

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An index measuring tertiary industry activity was down a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent on month in August, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Friday - standing at 97.8.

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Japan's manufacturing sector continued to expand at an accelerated pace in October, the latest survey from Markit Economics revealed in Thursday's preliminary reading with a PMI score of 52.8.

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Corporate service prices in Japan were up 3.5 percent on year in September, the Bank of Japan said on Monday - in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month.

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Retail sales in Japan jumped 2.3 percent on year in September, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday - worth 11.242 trillion yen.

That was sharply higher than forecasts for an increase of 0.8 percent following the 1.2 percent gain in August.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales climbed 2.7 percent - beating forecasts for a gain of 0.9 percent following the 1.9 percent jump in August.

Sales from large retailers added an annual 0.5 percent to 1.531 trillion yen - missing forecasts for an increase of 0.7 percent and slowing from the 1.6 percent spike in the previous month.

Commercial sales jumped 1.5 percent on year to 39.284 trillion yen, reversing the 1.6 percent decline a month earlier.

Wholesale sales advanced an annual 1.2 percent to 28.042 billion yen after five straight months of decline - including the 2.8 percent drop in August.


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Automobile production in Japan continued to decline in September, figures from the Japan Automobile Manufactures Association showed Thursday.

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