Monthly data for September indicated a disappointing end to an unimpressive third quarter: industrial output and retail spending fell every month of the quarter while inflation turned positive for the first time in two and a half years. Nonetheless, GDP is certain to return to growth in Q3. Despite these declines, the average levels of output and spending were higher than in Q2 when the economy was still in the recovery phase following the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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