Japan PMI's for May (final)
Services 55.9, a record high for this indicator
- preliminary 56.3 was higher but this has been trimmed in the final results
- prior 55.4
- Service sector firms hired more staff for the fourth month in a row. The rate of job creation the second fastest since September 2007.
- Input prices and prices charged for services continued to rise but at a slower pace than in April.
Composite 54.3
- preliminary 54.9
- prior 52.9
The manufacturing PMI was out last week:
