Japan's unexpected GDP growth in January-March leaves plenty of reasons for caution
The biggest driver of the expansion was imports falling even faster than exports, meaning that net exports technically drove growth in the economy.
Japan's quarterly GDP revised down to 0.6% growth in 2Q, but analysts see strong continued expansion
Japan's growth rate for the second quarter has been revised down to 0.6 percent from an initial estimate of 1.0 percent, government data showed Friday. But the latest data still marks the longest period of expansion in more than a decade for the world's third-largest ...
Japan's first quarter GDP downgraded to annualized 1.0% rise
The government on Thursday significantly downgraded economic growth in the January-March quarter from preliminary data, due largely to a fall in crude oil inventories. The expansion in real gross domestic product, the total value of goods and services produced in the country adjusted for inflation, ...
Data showing Japan slipped into recession in the third quarter raised concerns Monday about global economic health, hitting stocks and the price of oil. Before recovering slightly, European shares fell, and Wall Street looked set to open lower, according to index futures . The Nikkei index ...
