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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.
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange, with stocks finishing at fresh records again after a choppy session as investors weigh data showing an uptick in wholesale prices. IMAGES
Tokyo, June 8 (EFE/EPA).- The Japanese government on Tuesday revised the contraction of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2021 to 1 percent, 0.3 percent less than the preliminary data published in May.The world's third-largest economy shrank 1.6 percent compared to the same quarter of 2020.This is 0.3 percent less than the earlier estimate, according to the revised data. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE B-ROLL OF PEDESTRIANS CROSSING STREETS AND CUSTOMERS AT SHOPPING STREETS, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Mar 9 (EFE/EPA).- Japan's economy contracted by 4.8 percent in 2020, according to revised data published Tuesday by the government, which maintained its initial estimate, although it reported a lower investment and revised down the growth in the last quarter of the year.The revised report released by the Cabinet Office on Tuesday confirms the first contraction in the country's GDP since the record 5.7 percent decline it registered in 2009.That year, the Asian country's economy was impacted by the financial crisis sparked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and last year by the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: ARCHIVE).B-ROLL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
The head of scandal-hit Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel announces his resignation after the firm submitted false strength and quality data for products shipped to hundreds of clients worldwide. IMAGES
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