Japan Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance increased to ¥166.1B in February from previous ¥119.4B

In respect of New Zealand, analysts at ANZ Bank explained that the 0.9% sa q/q rise in production-based GDP in 2015 Q4 was stronger than the 0.7% q/q pick in the March MPS and the market consensus. Annual growth was 2.3% y/y, barely above nationwide population growth.