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Japanese economy logs record contraction in Q1
AFP - Wednesday, May 20
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's economy shrank at the fastest pace on record in the first quarter of 2009 as demand for its cars, electronics and other goods slumped amid a global recession, according to the latest data.
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The world's second-largest economy contracted by 4.0 percent in the three months to March compared with the previous quarter, logging an annualised drop of 15.2 percent, the Cabinet Office said.
Japan entered recession in the second quarter of 2008 as consumers around the world stopped buying big-ticket items during the economic downturn.
Japanese exports fell 26 percent in the three months to March from the previous quarter, while corporate capital investment dropped 10.4 percent, the Cabinet Office report showed.
Experts say that Asia's biggest economy is probably through the worst of the slump, with exports showing signs of bottoming out in March.
"The first quarter will definitely be the low point for Japan. The pace of economic contraction should moderate from the second quarter onwards," said Glenn Maguire, chief Asia economist at Societe Generale.
But prospects for a full-fledged recovery are still dim given weak domestic demand and the fragile state of overseas markets, analysts say.
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