External Trade (Jun.)

The contribution of net trade to the quarterly increase in Japan’s GDP in Q2 was probably similar to the 0.7 percentage points in Q1, suggesting that overall growth was faster than generally anticipated as well. However, exports are already faltering when measured in value terms, reflecting the strength of the yen.

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