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Japan GDP Growth Rate

Japan GDP Growth Rate 7 September 2020

Japan GDP Growth Rate 7 September 2020: -7.9% for Q2 2020, above the -8.1% forecast and down from -0.6% in Q1 2020. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 11 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Mon 7 Sep 2020 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
-7.9%
Q2 2020
Forecast
-8.1%
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 September 2020: -7.9% for Q2 2020 against a -8.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Japan GDP Growth Rate 7 September 2020: -7.9% vs -8.1% forecast (Cabinet Office, Japan). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/jp-gdp/2020-09-07

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 Sep 2020Q2-7.9%-8.1%-0.6%
2 Aug 2020Q1-0.6%—-1.9%
7 Jun 2020Q1-0.6%-0.5%-1.9%
8 Mar 2020Q4-1.8%-1.7%0.0%
8 Dec 2019Q30.4%0.2%0.5%
8 Sep 2019Q20.3%0.3%0.5%
9 Jun 2019Q10.6%0.5%0.5%
7 Mar 2019Q40.5%0.4%-0.6%
9 Dec 2018Q3-0.6%-0.5%0.7%
9 Sep 2018Q20.7%0.7%-0.2%
7 Jun 2018Q1-0.2%-0.1%0.3%
7 Mar 2018Q40.4%0.2%0.6%
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