Officials and most commentators expect GDP to take off smoothly again in Q1 after the contraction in Q4. However, the latest monthly data suggest that Japan’s economy is taxiing on just one engine – exports – and even that engine appears to be spluttering. The latest surge in global commodity prices is yet another headwind. We therefore continue to think that GDP will fall in the current quarter as well.
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