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GDP growth to top 4% this year

Japan’s economy is starting to fire on all cylinders. We expect another robust gain of around 1.5% in first quarter GDP (preliminary official data will be released on Thursday). Our growth forecast of 3.0% for 2010 as a whole has long been at or near the top of the range, but something like 4.5% now looks more likely.

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