Japan GDP growth measures how much the economy expanded or shrank last quarter, the broadest read on Japanese economic health.
Actual
-0.6%
Forecast
-0.6%
Previous
-1.9%
Source: Cabinet Office, Japan. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Japan GDP Growth Rate for Q1 2020 came in at -0.6% versus -0.6% expected (previous -1.9%), in line with forecast.
What it meant for the Japanese Yen
The actual landed in line with the -0.6% forecast. A reading above forecast is generally bullish for the JPY, and below forecast bearish.
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