ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
May 16, 2013
Japan surges out of recession
Official data confirmed the upbeat message from recent PMI surveys, indicating that Japan has surged out of recession. Gross domestic product grew 0.9% in the first quarter, its fastest pace of expansion for a year. The economy also grew 0.3% in the final quarter of last year, revised up from a flat picture.
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