Japan June jobless rate hits 5.4% vs. 5.2% in May
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in June, up from 5.2% in May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said Friday. The result was the highest in six years, and was slightly above expectations for a 5.3% rise reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The ministry also said that average household spending fell in June by 1.7% from the year before, in nominal terms to 277,237 yen ($2,901). Adjusted for inflation, however, real household spending inched 0.2% higher.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-june-jobless-rate-hits-54-vs-52-in-may-2009-07-30
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in June, up from 5.2% in May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said Friday. The result was the highest in six years, and was slightly above expectations for a 5.3% rise reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The ministry also said that average household spending fell in June by 1.7% from the year before, in nominal terms to 277,237 yen ($2,901). Adjusted for inflation, however, real household spending inched 0.2% higher.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-june-jobless-rate-hits-54-vs-52-in-may-2009-07-30
Green shoots...