Japan economy minister Amari in a statement following the GDP data:
- No change to government’s view on economy after GDP data
- Japan’s economy likely to continue moderate recovery as effect of tax hike begins to wane
- Want to closely watch developments, including overseas economies
- Ready to take flexible policy response to pull economy on steady growth path at early date
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Headlines via Reuters
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- Important to look at average of Q1 and Q2 GDP
- Doing so shows GDP level higher than in Q4 2014
Japan’s economy minister Amari