2015.05.0318:01:00UTC+00China HSBC Manufacturing PMI On Tap For Monday

China will on Monday see final April data for the manufacturing PMI from HSBC, highlighting a busy day in Asia-Pacific economic activity. The index is expected to show a score of 49.4, up slightly from last month's preliminary reading of 49.2.

South Korea will release current account figures for March, and also see April results for the manufacturing PMI from Markit Economics. In February, the current account surplus was $6.44 billion, while the PMI score in March was 49.2.

Australia will see March numbers for building approvals, plus April figures for job advertisements and the inflation forecast from RD Securities.

Building approvals are expected to fall 1.5 percent on month and rise 16.7 percent on year after losing 3.2 percent on month and gaining 14.3 percent on year in February. Job ads were down 1.4 percent on month in March, while the inflation forecast suggested an increase of 0.4 percent on month and 1.5 percent on year.

New Zealand will see commodity price numbers for April; in March, prices were up 4.6 percent.

Indonesia will see April numbers for consumer prices, as well as for the manufacturing PMI from Markit Economics.

Inflation is expected to add 0.15 percent on month and 4.45 percent on year after gaining 0.17 percent on month and 6.38 percent on year in March. The PMI score in March was 46.4.

Finally, the markets in Japan and Malaysia are closed on Monday for Greenery Day and Wesak Day, respectively. The Malaysia market is back in action on Tuesday, while the Japanese markets remain closed for Children's Day and will be off until Thursday.