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Revised data shows Japan economy grew on strong investment
Corporate capital expenditure rose 1.3% in Q4, driving Japan’s 1.3% annualized GDP growth, surpassing initial estimates and economists’ forecasts.
- On March 10, the Cabinet Office of Japan revised Q4 GDP to an annualised 1.3%, up from 0.2% and slightly above the 1.2% economists forecast.
- Businesses' capital spending surged as businesses' capital expenditure rose 1.3% and private consumption increased 0.3%, boosting domestic demand's contribution to 0.3 percentage point.
- On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the data show GDP grew 0.3%, up from the preliminary 0.1% and matching forecasts, while external demand made no contribution, following volatility from July–September and April–June periods.
- The Bank of Japan signalled no change on rate hikes if growth matches its outlook, with Governor Kazuo Ueda urging vigilance over Middle East risks as nominal GDP reached 663.8 trillion yen last year.
- Despite domestic gains, household spending fell 1.30% in January, and the Middle East conflict casts a shadow over growth outlook, signaling mixed signals for Japan's economy.
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TOKYO, March 10 : Japan's economy grew faster than initially estimated in the October-December period from the previous quarter, revised gross domestic product (GDP) data showed on Tuesday.The revised figure released by the Cabinet Office showed the economy expanded an annualised 1.3 per cent in the fourth qu
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