Japan : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation.

This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan's economic recovery continued in 2003 and into the first part of 2004. For 2003, GDP growth reached 2 1\2 percent, double the mid-year consensus forecast, and continued at about 6 percent on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2004...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/249
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan's economic recovery continued in 2003 and into the first part of 2004. For 2003, GDP growth reached 2 1\2 percent, double the mid-year consensus forecast, and continued at about 6 percent on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2004. As the economic recovery broadens further, real GDP is projected to expand by 4 1\2 percent in 2004 and 2 1\2 percent in 2005, with CPI deflation ebbing to zero by the end of this period.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (51 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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