The continued recovery in Japanese exports in October supports our view that GDP growth will not slow as much in the fourth quarter as most seem to expect. However, a sharp fall in imports last month and another decline in the non-manufacturing component of the Shoko Chukin survey of business conditions in November are consistent with a deceleration in domestic demand.
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