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Japan's GDP rose 1% on an annualised basis in the second quarter, new figures show today

Japan posts unexpectedly strong GDP, helped by exports

Japan's economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter as export volumes held up well against new US tariffs, giving the central bank some of the conditions it needs to resume interest rate hikes this year.

Business • 15 Aug

Japan is the world's fourth-largest economy

Japan's quarterly GDP shrinks for first time in a year

Japan's economy contracted by 0.2% between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released today.

Business • 16 May

The price of cabbage in Japan has soared by 130%, today's inflation figures show

Japan's core inflation slows to 3% in February

Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed today, with prices excluding fresh food rising by 3% year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy.

Business • 21 Mar

Japanese gross domestic product expanded 2.8% annualised in the fourth quarter - beating a median market estimate of a 1% gain in a Reuters poll

Japan's GDP beats forecasts as consumption perks up

Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, on improved business spending and a surprise increase in consumption and shoring up the central bank's case for more interest rate hikes.

Business • 17 Feb

The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index dropped at a slower pace to 49.5 in December from 49 in November

Japan's factory activity softens for 6th month in a row

Japan's factory activity shrank for the sixth month in a row on lacklustre demand while the service sector extended gains in December, business surveys showed today, highlighting the economy's increasing reliance on services.

Business • 16 Dec 24

Japan's GDP rose an annualised 1.2% in the three months to September, revised data showed today, higher than economists' median forecast and the initial estimate of 0.9% growth

Japan revises third quarter GDP figures higher

Japan's economy expanded in the third quarter at a faster pace than initially reported thanks to upward revisions in capital investment and exports, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike by the central bank.

Business • 09 Dec 24

Japan's economy expanded by an annualised 0.9% in the third quarter - slowing from the previous three months

Japan's economy slows in Q3 on tepid capital spending

Japan's economy expanded by an annualised 0.9% over the July-September quarter, government data showed today, slowing from the previous three months due to tepid capital spending though an unexpected pickup in consumption added a bright spot.

Business • 15 Nov 24

Japan's economy shrank by an annualised 2% in January-March from the previous quarter, new figures show today

Japan's economy skids, clouding Bank of Japan's rate plan

Japan's economy fell faster than expected in the first quarter as the weak yen continued to batter consumers, throwing a fresh challenge to the central bank's push to get interest rates further away from near zero.

Business • 16 May 24

Japan's revised GDP expanded at an annualised pace of 0.4% in the October-December period from the previous quarter, better than the initial estimate for a 0.4% contraction

Japanese economy avoids recession in fourth quarter

Japan's economy avoided a technical recession, revised government data showed today, even though the upward change in the fourth quarter was weaker than expected and highlighted concerns about the sluggish economic recovery.

Business • 11 Mar 24

Japan's economy contracted 2.9% in the third quarter of 2023, revised Cabinet Office data showed toay

Japan's Q3 GDP falls faster than first estimates

Japan's economy fell faster than first estimated in the third quarter, revised data showed today, as the household sector faced growing headwinds, complicating the central bank's efforts to phase out its accommodative monetary policy.

Business • 08 Dec 23

The yen is one of the worst-performing major currencies this year

Yen weakens as Bank of Japan tweaks bond yield policy

The Bank of Japan today announced a minor tweak to its unconventional policy of controlling government bond yields, stopping short of expectations and sending the yen lower.

Business • 31 Oct 23

The world economy is now expected to grow 3% this year, up from the 2.7% forecast in the OECD's June outlook

OECD sees 'sub-par' global growth as high rates bite

The OECD has today raised its global economic outlook for 2023 but cut the growth forecast for next year as "painful" interest-rate hikes aimed at curbing inflation take their toll.

Business • 19 Sep 23

Japan's economy grew by an annualised 4.8% in the three months from April to June, down from a preliminary estimate of 6% growth

Japan cuts Q2 GDP on weak spending as wages slide

Japan's economy grew less than initially estimated in the second quarter and wages slumped in July, casting doubt over central bank projections that solid domestic demand will keep the country on course for a recovery.

Business • 08 Sep 23

Japan's manufacturing purchasing managers' index edged up to a seasonally adjusted 49.7 in August from 49.6 in July

Japan's factory activity shrinks at slower pace in Aug

Japan's factory activity shrank for a third month in a row in August amid higher oil prices and uncertainty over the global economic outlook, although the pace of decline slowed, a private sector survey showed today.

Business • 23 Aug 23

The second quarter of 2023 saw the fastest expansion of the Japanese economy since the final quarter of 2020

Japan's Q2 GDP beats forecasts as exports soar

Japan's economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter of 2023, as brisk auto exports and tourist arrivals helped offset the drag from a slowing post-Covid consumer recovery, although global recession prospects cloud the outlook.

Business • 15 Aug 23

Japan's economy expanded by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2023

Japan economy grew more than thought in first quarter

Japan's economy expanded by 0.7% in the January-March quarter, up from an initial estimate of 0.4%, government data showed today.

Business • 08 Jun 23

Japan, the world's third-largest economy, grew an annualised 1.6% in the three months from January to March

Japan emerges from recession on post-Covid rebound

Japan's economy emerged from recession and grew faster than expected in the first quarter as a post-Covid consumption rebound offset global headwinds, shoring up hopes for a sustained recovery.

Business • 17 May 23

Japan's GDP expanded by an annualised 0.1% in the three months from October to December, new figures show today

Japan's economy barely grew in last quarter of 2022

Japan's economy narrowly averted a recession in the final months of 2022, barely growing on frail consumption after shrinking in the third quarter, revised data showed, underscoring the challenge for policymakers trying to shore up a wobbly recovery.

Business • 09 Mar 23

Japan cuts economic view as exports to Asia weaken

Japan cut its view on the overall economy for the first time in 11 months in January, as China's Covid-19 infections and a slowdown in global demand for tech and semiconductors hurt exports, especially to Asia.

Business • 25 Jan 23

The Au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing PMI edged down to a seasonally adjusted 48.9 in December from November's final 49

Japan factory activity posts sharpest fall in 2 years

Japanese factory activity fell in December at the sharpest pace in 26 months, a business survey showed today, with companies seeing further declines amid a global economic slowdown.

Business • 04 Jan 23

Japan's economy shank by a revised 0.8% in the third quarter on an annual basis

Japan upgrades Q3 GDP as global recession risk lingers

Japan's economy, the world's third-largest, shrank less than initially estimated in the third quarter, bolstering a view that it is slowly recovering from Covid-19 doldrums even as major export markets show further signs of weakening.

Business • 08 Dec 22

GDP in the world's third-largest economy expanded an annualised 3.5% in the second quarter, new figures show today

Japan upgrades Q2 GDP on easing Covid curbs

Japan's economy grew more than initially reported in the second quarter, as the lifting of local Covid-19 restrictions boosted consumer and business spending.

Business • 08 Sep 22

Japanese factory output fell by 1% in December from November

Japan's factory output dips more than expected

Japan's factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery production outweighed a small rise in cars, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic recovery.

Business • 31 Jan 22

Japan overstated some government economic data

The Japanese government overstated construction orders data received from builders for years, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today.

Business • 15 Dec 21

Global supply disruptions hit exports and business spending plans and new Covid cases soured Japanese consumers' mood

Japan's economy shrinks more than expected in Q3

Japan's economy contracted much faster than expected in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hit exports and business spending plans and fresh Covid-19 cases soured the consumer mood.

Business • 15 Nov 21

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