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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2017
Fourth-quarter GDP revised up as capital expenditure rises steadily
Japan's economy grew more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter as capital expenditure rose at its fastest rate in almost three years — welcome news for policymakers as they begin to discuss how to wind down years of massive stimulus.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2017
Japan's fourth quarter business investment grew 3.8% on year
Capital spending by domestic firms rose 3.8 percent year-on-year in the October-December period, marking a turnaround as companies sought to boost output, government data showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2016
Business investment rose 4.2% in first quarter
Capital spending by Japanese firms climbed 4.2 percent in the January to March period from a year earlier for the 12th straight quarterly increase, but declining profits dampened prospects for business expenditure, government data showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2015
April-June business investment up 5.6% on-year
Capital spending by firms rose 5.6 percent from a year earlier in the April-June period for the ninth straight year-on-year quarterly gain, the government said Tuesday, indicating a continued recovery in business investment.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2015
Capital investment surges 7.3% in first quarter
Capital spending in the January-March quarter rose 7.3 percent on year, chalking up an eighth consecutive expansion as the economy continues to recover, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2014
Capital spending climbed 5.5% in second quarter
Capital spending by Japanese companies rose in the July-September quarter, logging six straight periods of growth and signaling that the April 1 consumption tax hike had little impact on their eagerness to invest, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2014
April-June business investment up 3% despite tax hike
Capital spending by nonfinancial Japanese companies rose 3.0 percent in the April-June period from a year earlier, indicating that the first consumption tax hike in 17 years has not significantly affected corporate investment, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2014
Capital spending logs 7.4% first-quarter jump
Capital spending jumped 7.4 percent in the January-March quarter compared with a year ago to log the sharpest rise in nearly two years, as Japan Inc. beefed up investment ahead of the first consumption tax hike in 17 years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 4, 2013
Business investment off 3.9% in quarter amid wariness
Capital spending by companies dropped 3.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier as companies remained wary of the economic outlook despite the weaker yen and budding hopes for a recovery in exports, the government said Monday.

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