Japan in recession, hit by slower exports, consumption
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The Japanese economy was in recession for most of 2004 as official figures show three successive quarters of negative growth, upsetting forecasts as slower exports and consumption hit output.
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Japan's industrial production falls and unemployment rises, providing more evidence of a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
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Export growth slowed in April as shipments to the United States fell for the first time in more than two years. Exports overall grew 8.3 percent, slowing from 10.3 percent growth in March, the Ministry of Finance said in a report. Shipments to the United States fell 4.8 percent, after growing 2.4 percent the previous month. The slowest growth in four years in the United States, destination of a fifth of Japanese exports, led to reduced demand for automobiles and electronics. Japanâs trade surplus in April rose 51.8 percent, to 926.7 billion yen ($7.6 billion).
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Japanese stocks declined, paced by exporters such as Canon Inc. and Nintendo Co., on concern record oil prices will leave consumers in the US with less money to spend and slow economic growth.
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The double whammy of a worsening housing slump and a credit crunch is punching the economy in its gut. That's likely to mean a period of slower activity in the months ahead.
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TOKYO Japan&#39;s once-robust recovery slowed to a near standstill in the third quarter as consumer spending weakened more than expected, according to revised growth figures released on Wednesday.
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Confidence at Japanese companies fell to its lowest level in more than two years, a closely-watched Bank of Japan survey showed Friday, amid rising anxiety about a possible slowdown in the U.S. economy and recent market turmoil.
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Japanâs machinery orders fell in December, signaling that economic growth may slow this year as companies scale back spending on factories and equipment. Non-government machinery orders, excluding shipping and utilities, declined a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent from November, the Cabinet Office said.
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TOKYO  - Japan downgraded its economic assessment for the first time in more than a year Tuesday, noting slower export growth and curbed production, but said the recovery is continuing.
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Business sentiment among big Japanese  manufacturers has sunk to a two-year low, a Bank of Japan  survey showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations that any rise  in interest rates will be delayed to late next year.
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Japan issued mixed economic data Tuesday in government figures for jobs, spending and sales in December, and officials responded cautiously amid other signs economic growth is slowing.
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Japan's top economic minister Heizo Takenaka said Japan's growth slowdown in the June quarter was temporary, but expressed worry that high oil prices would severely hurt Asian economies.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks fell, paced by companies tied to overseas sales such as Kyocera Corp. and Canon Inc., as a drop in US shares underscored concern earnings growth in the world&#39;s largest economy is slowing.
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The Japanese economy is close to stagnation, according to revisions to official figures yesterday that cut the estimate of GDP growth to just 0.1 per cent.
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The modest recovery of the German economy ran out of steam in the third quarter, official data showed, as exports, previously the main driving force behind growth of the eurozone's biggest economy, slumped on the back of the global economic slowdown.
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With growth slowing in China, Europe and Japan, some worry that rapidly escalating prices will trigger a self-reinforcing spiral of falling demand.
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Japan's economy barely grew during the quarter ending Sept. 30 and in the April-June period it actually shrank instead of squeezing out slight growth, according to revised government data released Wednesday.