The government on Wednesday revised upward slightly a key gauge for the state of the economy for December while leaving its basic economic assessment unchanged from “worsening” in its preliminary report.
The Cabinet Office said the composite index of coincident economic indicators stood at 92.4 against 100 for the base year of 2005, up from a preliminary reading of 92.3 released Feb. 6.
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