A decrease in exports is causing economic recovery to stall for the first time in eight months, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday in a monthly report that downgraded its assessment of the nation's economy.
The central bank was also more cautious about downward pressure on consumer and wholesale prices.
The assessment is identical to one issued Friday by the government that said, "The economic recovery appears to be pausing."
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