Japan data – household spending, jobless rate and job-to-applicant ratio

Overall Household Spending y/y for September, -5.6%

• expected -4.3%, prior was -4.7%

Jobless Rate for September, 3.6%

• expected 3.6%, prior was 3.5%

Job-To-Applicant Ratio for September, 1.09

• expected 1.10, prior was 1.10

CPI data is here

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Very poor showing for “Overall Household Spending”