The government on Monday upgraded its assessment of the economy due to rising corporate earnings and capital investment, but expressed caution over effects from the looming U.S.-led war on Iraq.
"While the economy has become roughly flat, uncertainty is increasing due to the situation surrounding Iraq," the Cabinet Office said in the Monthly Economic Report for March.
The government upgraded its economic assessment of the world's second-largest economy for the first time in eight months.
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