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Japan Posts Modest Growth in Q4
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4) amid persistent cost pressures, notably food prices. Meanwhile, government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%), and net trade did not contribute to growth, with both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declining. The latest reading suggests the drag from U.S. tariffs, with a baseline of 15%, is gradually easing, while diplomatic tensions with China persist. It also comes as Tokyo prepares to ramp up investment through targeted public spending following a sweeping election victory.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP expanded 0.1% qog in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% contraction in Q3, flash data showed. However, the growth was weaker than market expectations of a 0.4% increase, pointing to a modest and fragile recovery in economic activity. Private consumption recorded its weakest growth in a year, while government spending remained subdued. Business investment rebounded modestly, and net trade made no contribution to overall GDP growth.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4), government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%) and net trade did not contribute to growth, as both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declined. The latest reading suggested the drag from U.S. tariffs is gradually easing while diplomatic tensions with China persisted. It also came as Tokyo prepares to ramp up investment through targeted public spending following a sweeping election victory.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4) amid persistent cost pressures, notably food prices. Meanwhile, government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%), and net trade did not contribute to growth, with both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declining. The latest reading suggests the drag from U.S. tariffs, with a baseline of 15%, is gradually easing, while diplomatic tensions with China persist. It also comes as Tokyo prepares to ramp up investment through targeted public spending following a sweeping election victory.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q$ GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP expanded 0.1% qog in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% contraction in Q3, flash data showed. However, the growth was weaker than market expectations of a 0.4% increase, pointing to a modest and fragile recovery in economic activity.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4), government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%) and net trade did not contribute to growth, as both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declined.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4) amid persistent cost pressures. Meanwhile, government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%), and net trade did not contribute to growth, with both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declining. The latest reading suggests the drag from U.S. tariffs is gradually easing, while diplomatic tensions with China persist. It also comes as Tokyo prepares to ramp up investment through targeted public spending following a sweeping election victory.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q$ GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP expanded 0.1% qog in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% contraction in Q3. However, the growth was weaker than market expectations of a 0.4% increase, pointing to a modest and fragile recovery in economic activity.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing forecasts of 0.4%, flash data showed. While business investment recovered, private consumption posted its weakest rise in a year and net trade made no contribution to growth.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4), government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%) and net trade did not contribute to growth, as both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declined. The latest reading suggests the drag from U.S. tariffs is gradually easing, while diplomatic tensions with China persist. It also comes as Tokyo prepares to ramp up investment through targeted public spending following a sweeping election victory.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q$ GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP expanded 0.1% qog in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% contraction in Q3, flash data showed. However, the growth was weaker than market expectations of a 0.4% increase, pointing to a modest and fragile recovery in economic activity. Private consumption recorded its weakest growth in a year, while government spending remained subdued. Business investment rebounded modestly, and net trade made no contribution to overall GDP growth.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4), government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%) and net trade did not contribute to growth, as both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declined. The latest result indicated that the impact of U.S. tariffs is gradually receding, with Tokyo positioning to accelerate investment through targeted public spending in the wake of a sweeping election victory.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q4 GDP Growth Below Estimates
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% qoq in Q4 2025, rebounding from a 0.7% drop in Q3 but missing market forecasts of a 0.4% increase, flash data showed. While business investment recovered (0.2% vs -0.3% in Q3), private consumption rose the least in a year (0.1% vs 0.4) amid persistent cost pressures, notably food prices. Meanwhile, government spending was subdued (0.1% vs 0.1%), and net trade did not contribute to growth, with both exports (-0.3% vs -1.4%) and imports (-0.3% vs -0.1%) declining. The latest reading suggests the drag from U.S. tariffs is gradually easing, while diplomatic tensions with China persist. It also comes as Tokyo prepares to ramp up investment through targeted public spending following a sweeping election victory.
Published on 2026-02-15

Japan Q3 GDP Shrinks More than Initially Estimated
Japan’s GDP contracted 0.6% qoq in Q3 2025, deeper than the flash estimate of a 0.4% decline and market forecasts for a 0.5% drop. The latest figure followed a downwardly revised 0.5% growth in Q2 and marked the first quarterly contraction since Q1 2024.
Published on 2025-12-08

Japan Q3 GDP Shrinks More than Initially Anticipated
Japan’s GDP contracted 0.6% qoq in Q3 2025, deeper than the flash estimate of a 0.4% decline and market forecasts for a 0.5% drop. The latest figure followed a downwardly revised 0.5% growth in Q2 and marked the first quarterly contraction since Q1 2024.
Published on 2025-12-08

Japan Q3 GDP Shrinks More than Initially Anticipated
Japan’s GDP contracted 0.6% qoq in Q3 2025, deeper than the flash estimate of a 0.4% decline and market forecasts for a 0.5% drop. The latest figure followed a downwardly revised 0.5% growth in Q2 and marked the first quarterly contraction since Q1 2024, with business spending slipping for the first time in three quarters (-0.2%, compared with the flash estimate of a 1.0% gain and missing forecasts for a 0.4% growth, after a 1.3% rise in Q2). The weaker reading highlighted ongoing pressure from higher borrowing costs. Private consumption remained soft, edging up 0.2%, slightly above both the preliminary estimate and consensus of 0.1%, but slower than a 0.3% rise in Q2. Government spending also eased (0.2%, compared with the flash reading of 0.5% and after a 0.3% rise previously). Net trade added further drag (-0.2ppts), with exports (-1.2% vs 2.3% in Q2) falling faster than imports (-0.1% vs 1.3%) after Washington imposed a 15% baseline tariff on most Japanese goods in September.
Published on 2025-12-08

Japan Q3 GDP Growth Shrinks Less than Expected
Japan’s GDP contracted 0.4% qoq in Q3 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 0.6% expansion in Q2, though slightly better than the expected 0.6% decline, preliminary data showed. It was the first quarterly drop since Q1 2024, driven by subdued private consumption (0.1% vs 0.4% in Q2) amid persistent cost pressures. Net trade also dragged growth (-0.2ppts), as exports (-1.2% vs 2.3%) fell more than imports (-0.1% vs 1.3%), hit by U.S. tariffs after Washington imposed a 15% baseline levy on nearly all Japanese goods in September. Still, government spending (0.5% vs 0.1%) and business investment (1.0% vs 0.8%) posted their strongest gains in five quarters. The weak data comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new administration prepares a stimulus package to ease the burden of rising living costs on households.
Published on 2025-11-17

Japan Q3 GDP Shrinks Less than Expected
Japan’s GDP contracted 0.4% qoq in Q3 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 0.6% growth in Q2 but performing slightly better than market expectations of a 0.6% decline, preliminary data showed. It was the first quarterly drop since Q1 2024, reflecting subdued private consumption (0.1% vs 0.4%) amid lingering cost pressures, particularly elevated rice prices and rising utility bills. Net trade also contributed negatively (-0.2 ppts), with exports (-1.2% vs 2.3%) falling faster than imports (-0.1% vs 1.3%) after Washington imposed a 15% baseline tariff on most Japanese goods in September. Still, government spending (0.5% vs 0.1%) and business investment (1.0% vs 0.8%) recorded their strongest gains in five quarters, supported by front-loaded public works and corporate upgrades to production capacity. The latest print comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration prepares a stimulus package to ease rising living-cost pressures and support exporters facing higher U.S. tariffs.
Published on 2025-11-17

Japan Q3 GDP Growth Shrinks Less than Expected
Japan’s GDP contracted 0.4% qoq in Q3 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 0.6% expansion in Q2, though slightly better than the expected 0.6% decline, preliminary data showed. It was the first quarterly drop since Q1 2024, driven by subdued private consumption (0.1% vs 0.4% in Q2) amid persistent cost pressures. Net trade also contributed negatively (-0.2ppts), as exports (-1.2% vs 2.3%) fell more than imports (-0.1% vs 1.3%), hit by U.S. tariffs after Washington imposed a 15% baseline levy on nearly all Japanese goods in September. Still, government spending (0.5% vs 0.1%) and business investment (1.0% vs 0.8%) posted their strongest gains in five quarters. The weak data comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new administration prepares a stimulus package to ease the burden of rising living costs on households.
Published on 2025-11-17

Japan Q3 GDP Shrinks Less than Expected
Japan’s GDP contracted 0.4% qoq in Q3 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 0.6% expansion in Q2, though slightly better than market estimates of a 0.6% decline, preliminary data showed. It was the first quarterly drop since Q1 2024, driven by subdued private consumption (0.1% vs 0.4% in Q2) amid persistent cost pressures, especially higher rice prices that continued to strain household budgets. Net trade also contributed negatively (-0.2ppts), as exports (-1.2% vs 2.3%) fell more than imports (-0.1% vs 1.3%), hit by U.S. tariffs after Washington imposed a 15% baseline levy on nearly all Japanese goods in September. Still, government spending (0.5% vs 0.1%) and business investment (1.0% vs 0.8%) posted their strongest gains in five quarters. The weak data comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new administration prepares a stimulus package to ease the burden of rising living costs on households.
Published on 2025-11-17