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Tokyo, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Japan's gross domestic product grew 7.5 percent between April and June compared to the same period of the previous year, mainly driven by the recovery in consumption, according to government data published Monday.Compared to the first quarter of 2021, the world’s third largest economy grew 0.3 percent, due to the persistent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to preliminary data from the Japanese Cabinet Office.The economic growth in the second quarter of this year is mainly due to the 7.3 percent increase in household consumption, the main pillar of Japan’s GDP, which had been suffering from the successive states of emergency in the country. Citizens reacted with increasing indifference to this despite the rebound in infections. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEDESTRIANS ON STREETS OF TOKYO, AND PEDESTRIANS WALK ON THE SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE CROSSWAY IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Seoul, Jul 29 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics announced Thursday it posted a second-quarter net profit of 9.63 trillion won (about $ 8.3 billion), up 73.2 percent year-on-year, thanks to its branch semiconductors sales.The company also achieved a gross operating profit of 12.9 trillion won for April-June, 65.76 percent more than in the same period of 2020. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF SAMSUNG HEADQUARTERS AND SAMSUNG SHOP IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Singapore, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).-According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore's economy grew by 14.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021 year-on-year. This is attributed to the fall in the GDP last year due to circuit breaker measures implemented at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in Singapore from April until June 2020. (Camera: WALLACE WOON)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF SINGAPORE.
Washington, Jul 30 (EFE).- The United States' gross domestic product plummeted by a record annualized rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter due to coronavirus-triggered stay-at-home orders issued by the vast majority of states, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.(camera: Alba Vigaray)
Buenos Aires, Jun 23 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Alberto Caratozzolo) The gross domestic product (GDP) of Argentina registered a year-to-year rise of 2.5 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).
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