South Korean exports of information and communications technology (ICT) products fell for the first time in three months as demand for digital TVs weakened, a government report showed Thursday.
Prices of both new and existing homes continued to rise in most Chinese cities in September, according to official data released on Tuesday.
The HSBC China Composite PMI data, which covers both manufacturing and service sectors in the country, signaled a further expansion of output in September, and the rate of expansion remained modest, with the index posting at 51.2 in September, easing from 51.8 in August, HSBC said in an emailed press release here on Tuesday.
South Korea's industrial output grew at a faster pace compared with the prior month due to solid exports, especially in the tech and auto sectors, a government report showed Monday.
Capital outflow pressure in China is easing as the country's economy stabilizes, according to analysts.
The Japanese government said Thursday that the country's good trade deficit stood at 960.3 billion yen (about 9.8 billion U.S. dollars) in August, mainly due to the yen's slide and growing demand for energy.
Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.8 percent in August, as announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) Thursday.
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