Japan's GDP shrank an annualized 0.7% in April, JCER estimates
The Nikkei-affiliated think tank said that if the economy remains at a similar level in May and June, real gross domestic product could fall by an annualized 4.2% in the April-June period compared to the preceding quarter.
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