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Nikkei Asia
09-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan GDP growth rebounds to annualized 0.9% in May: JCER
A rebound in business investment in Japan contributed to an upturn in the economy in May. © Reuters Nikkei staff writers TOKYO -- Japan's economy grew at an annualized pace of 0.9% in May from the previous month, led by private-sector capital expenditures, according to an estimate released by the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) on Wednesday. The growth marks a sharp reversal from the previous month, when the Nikkei-affiliated think tank estimated that the economy contracted an annualized 0.7%. If the economic growth maintains the April-May pace, the nation's gross domestic product could rise by an annualized 0.9% in inflation-adjusted real terms in the second quarter of this year compared to the preceding quarter, JCER said.
Nikkei Asia
11-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan's GDP shrank an annualized 0.7% in April, JCER estimates
TOKYO -- Japan's economy shrank at an annualized 0.7% in April versus the previous month due to sluggish domestic demand and an increase in imports, according to an estimate released by the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) on Wednesday. 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.
