On Monday, China will release the September results for the manufacturing PMIs from both Caixin and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), underscoring a busy day for economic activity in the Asia-Pacific region.
Caixin's manufacturing index is anticipated to register a score of 50.5, a slight increase from 50.4 in August. Meanwhile, the services PMI is expected to remain steady at 51.6. The NBS manufacturing PMI is projected to rise to 49.4 from 49.1, and the non-manufacturing PMI is expected to edge up to 50.4 from 50.3.
Japan will unveil its August data on industrial production, retail sales, construction orders, and housing starts. Industrial output is forecasted to decline by 0.5 percent month-on-month, following a 3.1 percent increase in July. Retail sales are expected to grow by an annual 2.6 percent, slightly down from 2.7 percent the previous month. Housing starts are anticipated to drop by 3.3 percent year-on-year after a 0.2 percent decrease in the prior month. Construction orders surged by 62.8 percent year-on-year in July.
Australia is set to release its August figures for private sector credit, with expectations pointing to no change at 0.5 percent month-on-month.
New Zealand will publish its September results for the business confidence index from ANZ Bank and the activity index from NBNZ. In August, the business confidence index stood at 50.6, while the activity index was at 47.1 percent.
South Korea will announce its August data for industrial production and retail sales. In July, industrial production saw a decline of 3.6 percent month-on-month but increased by 5.5 percent year-on-year. Retail sales, on the other hand, fell by 1.9 percent month-on-month.
Thailand will report August figures for imports, exports, trade balance, and current account. In July, imports increased by 15.8 percent year-on-year, and exports rose by 15.3 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of $0.90 billion. The current account recorded a surplus of $0.300 billion in the previous month.