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Japan’s large manufacturer Tankan survey fell to -12 from a previous reading of -3.
Economists were looking for the metric to fall to -10.
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SocGen’s Wei Yao was looking for a reading of -7.
“Large manufacturers probably suffered most from the political tension between China and Japan, and we think business conditions for them will have deteriorated to -7 from -3 in Q3, as Chinese consumers avoided purchases of Japanese products, especially Japanese automobiles,” wrote Yao in a note prior to the report.
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MISS: Japan’s Tankan Manufacturing Survey Falls More Than Expected
