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Recovery could surprise to the upside

Japan’s success in containing the virus without imposing draconian restrictions on activity should enable a faster return to pre-virus levels of output than in many major economies. We expect GDP to rise by 3.5% next year, after this year’s 5.3% fall, and by 2% in 2022.

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