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Japan's economy grew faster than initially estimated in the final three months of 2025, thanks to rapid business investment, revised data showed on Tuesday, although the Middle East conflict casts a shadow over the growth outlook. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 1.3 per cent, quicker than the paltry 0.2 per cent preliminary estimate and slightly overshooting economists' median forecast for a 1.2 per cent growth. On a quarter-on-quarter basis without annualisation, GDP grew 0.3 per cent, matching the median forecast for a 0.3 per ...

Japan’s inflation story is evolving fast. A sharp upward revision in the price deflator and accelerating wage growth point to a structural shift away from decades of disinflation. With unions pushing for sizeable pay hikes and markets pricing a near-certain BOJ hike in December, the yen’s bullish tone looks increasingly supported. Japan’s economy contracted more sharply than first reported in the September quarter, with GDP falling at an annualised pace of 2.3% compared to the initial 1.8% estimate. The downgrade was driven by weaker ...

Japan's economy contracted faster than initially reported in July-September from the previous three-month period, revised government data showed on Monday. The revised figure for gross domestic product from the Cabinet Office showed the economy shrank an annualised 2.3 per cent, the fastest contraction since the third quarter of 2023. That compared with economists' median forecast for a 2.0 per cent contraction and an initial reading of 1.8 per cent. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP contracted 0.6 per cent, compared with the median ...

Japan’s economy grew solidly despite US tariffs in the second quarter, by a 0.5% quarter-on-quarter pace. That’s stronger than the initial 0.3% increase. Private consumption grew 0.4% (vs 0.2% flash estimate), marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth. Non-residential investment was revised down to 0.6% (vs 1.3% flash estimate). This marked the third quarterly rise. Significant adjustments in the inventory contribution (0.0 ppt from -0.3 ppt) was a key factor behind the upward revision. Following the revision of 2Q25 GDP ...

Japan's economy contracted in the January-March quarter at a slower pace than initially estimated, government data showed on Monday, with consumption figures revised upwards even as uncertainty on U.S. tariffs clouds the outlook. Gross domestic product shrank an annualised 0.2 per cent in the three months to March, the Cabinet Office's revised data showed, slower than the 0.7 per cent contraction in the initial estimate and economists' median forecast. The revised quarter-on-quarter number translates as flat in price-adjusted terms, ...