Japan GDP growth measures how much the economy expanded or shrank last quarter, the broadest read on Japanese economic health.
Source: Cabinet Office, Japan. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Forecast: Trading Economics' forecast where available, otherwise the market consensus.
Calendar data: Trading Economics; official figures from the publishing agency.
Japan GDP Growth Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 0.4% versus 0.3% expected (previous 0.5%), above forecast.
How this print reads for the Japanese Yen
Above forecast by 0.1. For the JPY that reads as positive (higher is positive for this indicator). This is a rule-based read of the figure against forecast, not a record of how the JPY traded.
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