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Japan GDP Growth Rate

Japan GDP Growth Rate 7 March 2018

Japan GDP Growth Rate 7 March 2018: 0.4% for Q4 2017, above the 0.2% forecast and down from 0.6% in Q3 2017. It is the lowest reading since Q1 2017. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Wed 7 Mar 2018 at 23:50 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Cabinet Office, Japan. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.4%
Q4 2017
Forecast
0.2%
The market consensus
Previous
0.6%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A broad upward revision may modestly support the yen by confirming stronger domestic activity.

Japan GDP Growth Rate 7 March 2018: 0.4% for Q4 2017 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 Mar 2018Q40.4%0.2%0.6%
7 Dec 2017Q30.6%0.4%0.7%
7 Sep 2017Q20.6%1.0%0.3%
7 Jun 2017Q10.3%0.6%0.3%
7 Mar 2017Q40.3%0.4%0.3%
7 Dec 2016Q30.3%0.6%0.5%
7 Sep 2016Q20.2%0%0.5%
7 Jun 2016Q10.5%0.5%-0.4%
7 Mar 2016Q4-0.3%-0.4%0.3%
7 Dec 2015Q30.3%0%-0.1%
8 Sep 2015Q2-0.3%-0.4%1%
8 Jun 2015Q11%0.7%0.3%
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