India, June 29 -- Japan is scheduled to release a batch of economic data on Tuesday, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are May figures for unemployment, industrial production, construction orders and housing starts.
The jobless rate (2.5 percent) and jobs-to-applicant ratio (1.18) are both expected to be unchanged. Industrial production is tipped to rise 0.3 percent on month, easing from 0.5 percent in April. Housing starts are seen higher by an annual 32.1 percent, up from 11.4 percent in the previous month. Construction orders tumbled an annual 32.3 percent in April.
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