The rebound in industrial production in February wasn’t strong enough to prevent a slump in output last quarter and we reiterate our forecast that GDP shrank in Q1. Meanwhile, the labour market remains very tight but the Tokyo CPI showed that price pressures aren’t strengthening any further.
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