In this Weekly we present our revised forecasts for Japanese GDP. The tail-end of the recovery from March’s disaster should ensure a return to growth in Q3, but beyond this the outlook has deteriorated. A weakening export environment and sluggish private sector demand are likely to leave the economy increasingly reliant on government spending as the main driver of growth.
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