Combined with the recent fall in Reuters’ manufacturing Tankan, the slump in the manufacturing PMI in January suggests that the growth outlook for Japan has deteriorated. While we still expect domestic demand to pick up ahead of the sales tax hike, external demand should remain weak.
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