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Shrinking exports will act as large drag on Q3 GDP

Japan’s goods exports fell further in August as the slowdown in the global economy continued to weigh on trade. Unless exports have rebounded in September, and today’s flash PMIs from China and the euro-zone give no reason to think they have, net trade will act as a big drag on GDP in Q3.

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