Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 08:57
Analysts expect any rebound in July-September growth to be feeble as factory output unexpectedly fell in July and China`s slowdown dampened prospects for a solid recovery in exports.
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 08:27
Household spending also fell 0.2 percent in July after declining 2.0 percent in the previous month, the ministry said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 08:54
The finance ministry said Japan`s monthly deficit came in at 268.05 billion yen ($2.15 billion), well below 966.5 billion yen a year earlier.
Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 08:23
Weak domestic consumption and slow exports weighed on the world`s third largest economy, which shrank an annualised 1.6 percent, after posting growth in the previous two quarters.
Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 08:35
Separately, the ministry said household spending fell 2.0 percent in June against market expectations for another rise after a 4.8 percent increase in May.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 08:31
An industry ministry survey of manufacturers` output projections showed they expect a 0.5 percent expansion in July and 2.7 percent rise in August.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 10:52
On a customs-cleared basis, exports of the world's largest economy increased 9.5 percent from a year earlier, while imports dropped 2.9 percent, reported Xinhua citing the ministry.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 10:12
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Wednesday cut its growth and inflation forecasts for the world`s third-largest economy, but said a recovery was still underway as it held fire on more easing measures.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 07:27
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers rose in the three months to June to its highest level since a 2014 tax hike that hit consumption, a Bank of Japan survey showed Wednesday.
Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 10:03
Core inflation, excluding volatile fresh food prices, was up 0.1 percent year-on-year, beating market expectations for zero growth but coming still well short of the Bank of Japan`s 2.0 percent target.
Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 09:47
The central bank said it would stand pat on a record 80 trillion yen ($650 billion) annual asset-buying scheme that is aimed at jacking up prices and kickstarting growth.
Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 18:38
Japan posted stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter as a pickup in capital spending powered the world's number three economy, but some economists warned that the recovery could be short-lived.
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