While today’s retail sales data suggest that private consumption may at best be flat in Q3, the industrial production figures point to continued recovery. We therefore stick to our forecast of a 0.1% q/q rise in GDP in Q3. Nonetheless, today’s data will not deter the Bank of Japan from cutting rates tomorrow.
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