Australia Unemployment Data Due On Thursday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Thursday release July figures for unemployment, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
The jobless rate is expected to fall to 4.2 percent from 4.3 percent in June, with the addition of 35,300 jobs following the increase of 2,000 jobs a month earlier. The participation rate is seen steady at 67.1 percent.
South Korea will see July numbers for import and export prices; in June, they were down an annual 6.2 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively.
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