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https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/japan-q4-2023-gdp.html

Japan’s economy unexpectedly slips into recession, hurt by weak domestic demand

Provisional GDP contracted 0.4% in the fourth quarter compared with a year ago, after a revised 3.3% slump in the July-September period. This was weaker than the median estimate for 1.4% growth in a Reuters poll among economists.

Japan GDP also contracted 0.1% in the fourth quarter from the previous quarter, after shrinking a revised 0.8% in the July-September quarter. This was also weaker than expectations for 0.3% expansion.