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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 7, 2020
Japan's services sector shrinks at fastest pace in over three years, PMI shows
The services sector saw its deepest contraction in more than three years in December as business activity took a hit from weak demand at home and abroad, a private survey showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 31, 2019
China's factory activity expands for second month as output and export orders pick up
Manufacturing activity in China expanded for a second straight month in December as seasonal demand and signs of progress in trade talks with Washington boosted factories' output and order books.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2019
Falling output and retail sales signal Japan's economic strains
Industrial output slipped for the second straight month in November, raising the likelihood that the economy will contract in the fourth quarter due to slowing demand abroad and at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2019
Japan's extended fall in machinery orders bodes ill for business spending
Machinery orders sank again in October in a fresh sign that business spending, previously one of the few points of strength in the world's third-largest economy, is stalling as slumping exports bruise investment appetite.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 9, 2019
Japan's economy grew much faster in third quarter than first estimated
The expansion was propelled by capital investment and individual consumption ahead of the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2019
Economists agree on one thing about Abe's stimulus package: It helps the Bank of Japan
Economists are divided over how much good Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new stimulus package will do in terms of sparking extra growth, but there's one thing they do seem to agree on: The Bank of Japan is off the hook for now.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2019
Japan's fiscal 2020 current account surplus projected to top ¥20 trillion
The current account surplus is projected to grow to ¥20.6 trillion in fiscal 2020 from ¥18.6 trillion this fiscal year, according to a forecast Tuesday by the Japan Foreign Trade Council.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2019
Japan's retail sales see deepest slump since 2015 as tax hike hits demand
The drop was the biggest since a 9.7 percent fall in March 2015, and was worse than a 4.4 percent decline predicted by economists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2019
China's investment growth slows to record low
China's economy slowed further in October, according to data from its National Bureau of Statistics, signaling that policymakers' piecemeal stimulus is failing to boost output and investment amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. and subdued demand at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2019
Japan's economy grinds to near standstill as U.S.-China trade war bites
Private consumption cooled from the previous quarter, casting doubt on the Bank of Japan's view that demand will offset the impact from intensifying global risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2019
Japan retail sales grew at fastest pace since 2014 ahead of tax hike, but outlook murky
Japanese retail sales grew at the strongest pace in 5½ years in September as consumers rushed to buy big-ticket items to beat a rise in the country's sales tax, raising concerns spending could pull back sharply in the coming months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2019
China's slowdown rolls on into October, early indicators show
China's third-quarter slowdown continued into October, with only a few signs of stabilization evident amid the weakest pace of expansion in almost thirty years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 24, 2019
Japan's factory activity falls to weakest level since 2016
Factory activity within the nation has fallen to its lowest level in three years, a recent survey shows, adding to concerns over the impact of a delayed pickup in the global economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2019
Steepest drop in Japan machinery orders for five years raises recession worries
The value of core machinery orders slipped for the second consecutive month in August, suggesting uncertainty over businesses investment and deeper fissures in the broader economy due to slowing global trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2019
Japan's household spending rises for ninth month but wages fall
Household spending rose for the ninth straight month in August, offering some relief for Japan's export-dependent economy amid weak global demand and the protracted U.S.-China trade war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2019
Japanese firms forecast 0.9% inflation over next year
Companies on average expect domestic consumer prices to rise 0.9 percent in a year's time, a quarterly Bank of Japan survey for September showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2019
Manufacturing sentiment in Japan lowest in six years but still better than feared, tankan shows
Confidence among the country's biggest product makers fell to 5 from 7, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey released Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2019
Japan's factory output slipped twice as much as expected in August on slowing overseas demand
Industrial output shrank more than expected in August, the latest warning that the economy and its manufacturers are facing intensifying pressure amid the bitter U.S.-China trade war.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2019
Bank of Japan's tankan survey likely to show big manufacturers' mood at 6½-year low
Big manufacturers' confidence is likely to have hit a 6½-year low in the September quarter, a Reuters poll has found, as the U.S.-China trade war and weakening global demand hit the business mood.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2019
Japan's September factory activity shrinks at fastest pace in seven months amid China-U.S. trade war
Manufacturing activity shrank at the fastest pace in seven months in September, underscoring the broadening economic impact of the China-U.S. trade dispute and keeping policymakers under pressure to step up stimulus.

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