The improvements in the headline indices from the government’s quarterly Business Outlook Survey and the latest monthly report on consumer confidence provide further evidence that Japan’s economy is returning to growth, but we knew that already. The details reveal that firms are still cautious and that households are hoping for a rapid turnaround in the labour market that may not materialise.
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