Japan upgrades first-quarter GDP on smaller hit to domestic demand By Reuters
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank at a slower-than-initially reported pace in the first quarter, on smaller cuts to plant and equipment spending, but the coronavirus pandemic still dealt a huge blow to overall demand. The slower contraction provides a relief for policymakers hoping Japan's economic recovery will not lag those of other major economies, which have rolled out COVID-19 vaccines much quicker to bring the health crisis to an end. The revised decline was mainly due to a smaller fall in public and capital spending, which both eased less than initially thought...
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