ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
Apr 03, 2014
Japan's economy slows as confidence slides ahead of sales tax rise
Although PMI data indicate that Japan's economy is growing faster than recent official data have indicated, the surveys also suggest that the economy has started to slow even before April's sales tax rise.
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