Activity, Labour Market (Apr.) & Tokyo CPI (May)

The rebound in industrial output in April coupled with upbeat forecasts for May suggests that the manufacturing sector will return to growth in Q2. However, we still expect the labour market to slacken before long which suggests that the slowdown in underlying inflation has further to run.

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