Japan Week Ahead: Q1 GDP to Show Modest Growth, March Trade Balance Set to Slip Back into Deficit, Consumer Inflation Tame
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. The first quarter GDP data is expected to show the economy has overcome a temporary contraction in the July-September quarter last year, led by sluggish but resilient consumer spending and solid business investment in digitization. The weak yen and higher […]
Forecast: Japan Q1 GDP Seen Extending Growth Streak as Public Investment, Exports Support Economy
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s real gross domestic product is projected to post a second consecutive quarter of growth in January-March, supported by firmer exports despite ongoing U.S. tariffs, while solid public investment, modest gains in private consumption and steady capital expenditure likely also contributed to growth. The economy is expected to expand […]
Preview: Japan’s Revised Q4 GDP Seen Supported by Capex and Domestic Demand, Public Spending to Improve
Tuesday, March 10 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Monday, March 9) Cabinet Office releases the revised GDP for October-December 2025.Mace News median: +0.3% q/q (range +0.2% to +0.4%) vs. Q4 prelim +0.1%; +1.3% annualized (range +0.8% to +1.5%) vs. Q4 prelim +0.2%; +0.3% y/y (range +0.2% to +0.4%) vs. Q4 prelim +0.1% By Chikafumi Hodo […]
Preview: Japan Q4 GDP to Rebound on Gains in Capex, Consumption, Exports, but Momentum Remains Weak
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Backed by gains in capital investment, gradual rises in exports, and continuing modest recovery in private consumption, Japan’s real gross domestic product is expected to rebound and post its first positive growth in two quarters in the October–December period, following a sharp contraction in the previous quarter. Still, the […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Q3 GDP Revised Lower to -0.5% on Quarter
Monday, Dec. 8 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Sunday, Dec. 7) Cabinet Office releases the revised GDP for July-September 2025.Mace News median: -0.5% q/q (range -0.6% to -0.4%) vs. Q3 prelim -0.4%; -2.1% annualized (range -2.4% to -1.6%) vs. Q3 prelim -1.8%; +1.1% y/y (range +0.9% to +1.1%) vs. Q3 prelim +1.1% By Chikafumi Hodo […]
Preview: Japan Q3 GDP Likely to Contract as Exports, Housing and Inventories Weigh; Underlying Demand Remains Steady
0850 JST (2350GMT/1850 EST Sunday, Nov. 16) Cabinet Office releases preliminary GDP for July-SeptemberMace News median: -0.7% q/q (range -1.0% to -0.3%) vs. Q2 revised +0.5%; -2.7% annualized (range -3.9% to -1.2%) vs. Q2 revised +2.2%; +0.4% y/y (range +0.1% to +0.8%) vs. Q2 revised +1.7% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s real gross […]
Japan Weekahead: Q2 GDP Revision Seen Limited, Confirming Sluggish but 5th Straight Q/Q Growth, Producer Inflation Seen Picking Up but Still Under 3%
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic events for the coming week. The revised Q2 GDP data is forecast by many economists to show little change from the initial reading, confirming that Japan’s wobbly recovery from the pandemic lingers on under the weight of trade woes and sticky inflation triggered by […]
Japan Weekahead: Producer Inflation Easing Further below 3%, Q2 GDP to Post Slight Rebound, Confirming Resilience Against Drag from Tariffs, High Costs of Living
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic events for the coming week when many people take some time off for the annual Obon holiday around Aug. 15 to bring in and send back their ancestors’ sprits. It is not a public holiday and markets will stay open but trading volumes are […]
Preview: Japan Q2 GDP to Post Only Slight Growth after 1st Contraction in 4 Quarters in Q1 as Fear of Trump Tariff Fallout Peaks
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s gross domestic product is forecast to be nearly flat, up just 0.1% on quarter, or an annualized 0.4%, in the April-June quarter, at the peak of the fear that the protectionist U.S. trade policy could plunge the global economy into a tailspin. The forecasts range from a 0.1% drop […]
Japan Weekahead: Real Wages Continue Falling, Household Spending to Show Sluggish but Resilient Consumption Ahead of Expected Slight Q2 GDP Rise
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic events for the coming week. Following the widely expected no change in the Bank of Japan’s policy stance last week, demand side data is expected to show lackluster but somewhat resilient consumer spending. Economists didn’t wait to see June and second quarter household spending […]