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(From AFX Europe (Focus))
TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The August diffusion index of coincident indicators is expected to reach 88.9 pct, surpassing 50 pct for a fifth consecutive month, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported.
Preliminary figures are due out from the Cabinet Office on Friday.
The index, which consists of a number of indicators sensitive to economic trends, shows the proportion of indicators that have improved compared with three months earlier. A reading above 50 pct means that the economy is expanding.
Economic indicators related to the corporate sector have improved thanks to brisk output and solid capital spending, the report said.
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