Has China's Slowdown Infected Japan’s Production?

1,259 views · Published 31 August 2015 · 2:08 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: Bloomberg Originals · 2015 · News & Politics

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August 31 -- Japan’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in July, sapping a rebound in the economy from a slump last quarter. Output fell 0.6 percent from June, when it increased 1.1 percent, the trade ministry said on Monday, compared with the median forecast for a 0.1 percent gain in Bloomberg survey. The world’s third-biggest economy is struggling to recover from a contraction, as slowing growth in China -- Japan’s biggest trading partner -- weighs on exports.

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