Japan GDP coming up today … 3 keys to look for

I posted on the weekend: Japan Q4 GDP for release on Monday – what are the 3 key things to watch for?

The data coming up at 2350GMT:

• GDP (seasonally adjusted) for Q4, preliminary, q/q: expected 0.7%, prior 0.3%
• GDP Annualized (seasonally adjusted) for Q4, preliminary: expected 2.8%, prior 1.1%
• GDP Nominal (seasonally adjusted) for Q4, preliminary: expected 0.8%, prior 0.3%
• GDP Deflator y/y for Q4, preliminary: expected -0.2%, prior -0.3%
• GDP Consumer Spending y/y for Q4, preliminary: expected 0.8%, prior 0.2%
• GDP Business Spending y/y for Q4, preliminary: expected 1.8%, prior flat at 0.0%

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Later in the day, at 0430GMT:

• Industrial Production for December m/m (final) : prior was +1.1% (i.e. the preliminary reading)
• Industrial Production for December y/y (final): prior was +7.3% (i.e. the preliminary reading)
• Capacity Utilization m/m for December : prior -0.5%