Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s gross domestic product in January-March grew an annualized 1.8 pct from the previous quarter after price and seasonal adjustment, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report Monday. The growth was smaller than the 2.1 pct rise announced by the government agency in a preliminary report last month. In nonannualized terms, the nation’s GDP grew a revised 0.5 pct, unchanged from the preliminary reading. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Jan.-March GDP Revised Down to Annual 1.8 Pct Rise
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