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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 17, 2020
Japan recession fears grow as GDP shrinks at 6.3% rate with COVID-19 hit to come
The contraction in the annualized gross domestic product for October-December was the worst in five quarters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2020
U.S. trade deficit narrowed in 2019 for first time in six years
The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as the White House's trade war with China curbed the import bill, keeping the economy on a moderate growth path despite a slowdown in consumer spending and weak business investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2020
Japan's large appliance shipments hit 23-year high in 2019 due to tax hike
Large household appliance shipments in 2019 rose 2.7 percent from the previous year to ¥2.5 trillion, hitting the highest level since 1996, according to an industry group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2020
Core consumer inflation ticked up in December, but remained far short of BOJ's 2% target
Core consumer prices rose in December from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, climbing from the previous month, but inflation was still well short of the Bank of Japan's elusive 2 percent target.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2020
Contraction in Japan's factory activity slowing, easing recession fears
Factory activity contracted for a ninth straight month in January but at the slowest pace in five months, possibly reflecting easing U.S.-China trade tensions and alleviating fears of a recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 10, 2020
Japan household spending falls again in November
Household spending fell for a second straight month in November and by more than forecast, according to data released Friday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, suggesting that a higher sales tax may weigh on private consumption for some time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 7, 2020
Japan's services sector shrinks at fastest pace in over three years, PMI shows
The services sector saw its deepest contraction in more than three years in December as business activity took a hit from weak demand at home and abroad, a private survey showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 31, 2019
China's factory activity expands for second month as output and export orders pick up
Manufacturing activity in China expanded for a second straight month in December as seasonal demand and signs of progress in trade talks with Washington boosted factories' output and order books.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2019
Falling output and retail sales signal Japan's economic strains
Industrial output slipped for the second straight month in November, raising the likelihood that the economy will contract in the fourth quarter due to slowing demand abroad and at home.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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