Japan's index of coincident economic indicators came to a preliminary 85.7 percent in July, the 15th straight month it has remained above the boom-or-bust threshold of 50 percent, the Economic Planning Agency announced Wednesday.
The coincident index gauges the current state of the economy.
The EPA considers an index reading above 50 percent for a period of three straight months to be a sign of economic expansion.
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