Japan's unemployment rate is unchanged
Industrial production in the world's second-biggest economy retreated 0.9 percent from January, following 11 consecutive months of gains acer 3610 battery , the government said Tuesday. The result missed Kyodo News agency's average market forecast of a 0.4 percent decline.
A separate report showed Japan's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent in February. But the number of jobless rose 8.4 percent from a year earlier to 3.24 million, with 1.1 million saying they were laid off by Dell 2200 battery . The number of people with employment fell 1.3 percent to 61.85 million.
Still, the latest numbers offer a less than inspiring picture of Japan's economic health. While Dell latitude d630 battery production overall is still trending higher, economists question whether improvements can be sustained and translate into stronger job and wage growth.
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"The pace of improvement in overseas demand may not be sustainable, and we note that firms are cautious in their behavior," said Goldman Sachs economist Chiwoong Lee in a note to clients for Dell inspiron e1505 battery . "These are not fertile conditions for a strong labor market revival."Japan's economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.8 percent in the October-December quarter.
But companies remain conservative with spending and are still focused on cutting costs and rebuilding profits.Weak consumer demand has forced companies to slash prices, which in turn exacerbates deflationary pressures that threaten to undermine Japan's longer-term prospects for Dell latitude d600 battery . February's core consumer price index dropped 1.2 percent from a year earlier in the 12th straight month of decline.
Inventories rose 1 percent from the previous month, while shipments slipped 0.2 percent, the government said.The ratio of job offers to job seekers stood at a seasonally Sony VGP-BPS8 battery adjusted 0.47 in February, up from 0.46 last month, a labor ministry report also showed Tuesday. That means there were 47 positions available for every 100 job seekers.
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