Japan's economy expands annualised 0.2% in Q4, below forecast
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 06:50 PM ESTTOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy ?eked out ?a slight expansion ?of an annualised ?0.2% ?in ?the October-December quarter, government ?data ?showed on Monday, short ?of ?the ?median market forecast for a 1.6% ?rise.
The growth ?in gross domestic product (GDP) translated ?into ?a quarterly ?increase of ?0.1%, which compared with the median estimate for a ?0.4% rise. (Reporting by Makiko ?Yamazaki Editing ?by Chang-Ran ?Kim)
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