Japan S Q3 Gdp Falls Faster Than First Estimates As Consumption Sags

Japan S Q3 Gdp Falls Faster Than First Estimates As Consumption Sags Japan’s economy shrank 2.3% annualized in q3 2025, steeper than the initial estimate of a 1.8% drop and market estimates of a 0.5% decline. On a quarter on quarter basis, gdp in the three months to september contracted for the first time in six quarters, falling 0.4%, government data released monday showed. the fall in growth,.

Japan S Q3 Gdp Falls Faster Than First Estimates As Consumption Sags Tokyo, dec 8 (reuters) japan's economy contracted faster than initially estimated in the three months through september, primarily due to new data dragging down capital spending. On a quarter on quarter basis, gdp fell 0.6%, compared with the median forecast for a 0.5% fall and initial estimate for a 0.4% dip. private consumption, which accounts for more than half of the japanese economy, inched up 0.2%, versus a 0.1% uptick in the preliminary reading. Compared with the preliminary estimates of a 0.4 percent quarterly decline and a 1.8 percent annualized drop, the revised figures indicate a sharper downturn, mainly due to weaker than expected corporate spending, falling exports, and reduced public investment. Japan’s economy shrank faster than first reported in the july–september quarter, revised cabinet office data showed, highlighting the impact of weaker business spending despite a modest rise in consumption.

Japan Q2 Gdp Revised To 2 5 From 4 Estimate Compared with the preliminary estimates of a 0.4 percent quarterly decline and a 1.8 percent annualized drop, the revised figures indicate a sharper downturn, mainly due to weaker than expected corporate spending, falling exports, and reduced public investment. Japan’s economy shrank faster than first reported in the july–september quarter, revised cabinet office data showed, highlighting the impact of weaker business spending despite a modest rise in consumption. Consumer and business spending both shrank, driving down third quarter gross domestic product (gdp). separate data showed real wages and household spending kept falling in october, as prolonged inflation discouraged shoppers. Japan's gdp print just moved from "soft" to "ugly." the revised q3 numbers show the economy shrinking 0.6% q q, worse than both the initial 0.4% estimate and the 0.5% forecast, equivalent to a 2.3% annualised contraction, the sharpest fall since q3 2023. It marks its first contraction in over a year during the third quarter of 2025, although the decline was shallower than expected, according to preliminary data. the primary driver of the. Investing japan’s economy shrank less than expected in the third quarter of 2025, gross domestic product data showed on monday, as steady capital spending among businesses helped.