Japan August consumer confidence index 36.2 vs 37.1 prior

<p>Looking at the breakdown:</p><ul><li>Overall livelihood 32.9 (-1.0)</li><li>Income growth: 39.0 (-0.2)</li><li>Employment: 42.7 (-1.3)</li><li>Willingness to purchase durable goods: 30.0 (-1.1)</li></ul><p>Meanwhile, there was a slight increase in inflation expectations as 93.7% of households responded to the question of prices in the year ahead and expect it to go up – higher by 0.9% compared to July.</p>

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.