Japan's quarterly growth disappoints ahead of sales tax hike

Japanese spending is expected to slow because of a sale tax increase Japan's economy grew less than expected at the end of last year, countering forecasts it would see higher spending ahead of a sales tax increase in April. Gross domestic product rose by 1% on an annualised basis in the three-month period to December, compared with market estimates for a 2.8% expansion. This was due to weaker priv

[o-kojo2]

The Japanese yen lost about 18% of its value against the US dollar last year as a result of his policies, but the boost to exports has been limited.

[godmother]

貿易赤字が産機連続で、財政出動によって今年度はなんとか持ちこたえても、実質経済の回復無くしては消費税増税の意味が無効化する。大久保氏の２０１５年景気後退説はうなずける。

[finalvent]

「Mr Okubo, meanwhile, forecasts Japan will fall into a recession in 2015.」

[augsUK]

disappointsはこういう場面に出るんだとか思った。解説内容は燃料代と消費税の懸念で日本とだいたい同じ。