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ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 10, 2017
BOJ upgrades assessments of five Japanese regional economies amid Asia stronger exports
The Bank of Japan on Monday raised its assessment for five of the country's nine regional economies amid strong exports to Asia.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2017
Government retains basic view on economy in February, consumption downgraded
The government Thursday retained its assessment that the economy is recovering moderately but downgraded its view on private consumption for the first time in 11 months.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2016
Government keeps assessment of economy but cuts view on business sentiment
The government retained on Monday its assessment that Japan's economy is recovering moderately but adopted a weaker view on corporate sentiment due to a firming yen and Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2016
Japan cuts economic assessment on weak consumer, business sentiment
The government on Wednesday downgraded its basic assessment of the national economy, citing weakening consumer and corporate sentiment due to turbulence in global financial markets and a slowdown in emerging economies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 25, 2015
Japanese government effectively cuts economic assessment in September
The government on Friday effectively slashed its basic assessment of the Japanese economy amid sluggish private consumption, but avoided giving its view on whether the pace of recovery was decelerating or not.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 13, 2015
Core machinery orders down 7.9% in June
Core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 7.9 percent in June from the previous month, for the first decline in four months, the government said Thursday. The fall signaled a possible dent in corporate investment demand.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2015
Government's opinion of economy unchanged in June, except nod to capital spending
The government on Monday kept its basic opinion of the economy unchanged for June but upgraded its view on capital spending as companies moved to increase investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2014
Government downgrades economic assessment second straight month
The government on Tuesday downgraded its assessment of the economy for the second straight month, as the consumption tax hike in April continued to hit consumer spending and industrial production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2014
Economy rated as 'recovering'
The government on Friday revised upward its basic assessment of the economy, describing it as "recovering" for the first time in six years, on the back of robust consumer spending ahead of the sales tax hike in April and improvement in business investment.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2014
Economy due for 'specific' upgrade
The government is likely to upgrade its basic assessment of the economy for the first time in four months on the back of robust consumption and a recovery in business investment, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2013
Mention of 'deflation' dropped from monthly economic report
The government dropped the word "deflation" in its monthly economic report Tuesday for the first time in more than four years amid signs of growth in consumer spending, but it refrained from announcing the end of deflation because prices could still fall back.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 13, 2013
Basic economic assessment raised
The economy's performance in September was revised upward Friday for the first time in two months as the government saw companies beefing up investment on expectations for the stimulus-driven recovery to accelerate.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 5, 2013
BOJ sees moderate recovery in economy
The Bank of Japan upgrades its opinion of the economy for the first time since July, describing it as "recovering moderately" on solid consumer spending and recovering corporate spending amid improvements in jobs and nonbase pay.
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2013
Few feeling the economic recovery
The Bank of Japan on July 11 upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the seventh straight month and said that it is "starting to recover moderately" on the strength of various economic indexes turning upward, including improving business sentiment and steady consumer spending.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2013
Economy assessment upgraded despite chaos
The government on Thursday upgraded its basic assessment of the economy for the second straight month in June as the weaker yen has helped exports and despite growing uncertainties over the economic outlook due to recent financial market turmoil.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2013
Economy's assessment not raised for April
The government on Friday left its monthly assessment of the economy unchanged for the first time in four months, with consumption and housing investment perking up but capital spending showing little movement.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 16, 2013
Economic assessment upgraded for a third month
The government upgraded its basic assessment of the economy in March for the third straight month Friday, as higher stock prices and a weaker yen have shored up business sentiment and encouraged firms to boost investment and hire more workers.

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