TOKYO: Japan’s economy shrank at the same pace as previously estimated in the first quarter, according to a further revision of data that continued to show the country was in a recession before the pandemic took its heaviest toll.
Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank an annualised 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the final three months of 2019, the Cabinet Office reported yesterday, with business investment showing more resilience than expected.
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