India, Oct. 18 -- China is scheduled to release a raft of data on Monday, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are Q3 figures for gross domestic product and September numbers for industrial production, retail sales, fixed asset investment, house prices and unemployment.

GDP is expected to rise 1.1 percent on quarter and 4.4 percent on year, up from 0.9 percent on quarter and 4.3 percent on year in the previous three months. Industrial production is tipped to climb 5.4 percent on year, up from 5.2 percent in August.

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