In Japan, Inflation Surges and Job Market Sags
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Japanâs inflation rose at the fastest pace in more than nine years in November while industrial production and household spending declined.
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Japan's unemployment rate fell to a six-year low in November and industrial production picked up, offering evidence that the nation's recovery is continuing.
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TOKYO, Feb. 16 -- Japan's gross domestic product unexpectedly shrank in the three months ended Dec. 31, and revised figures also showed a contraction in the previous period, throwing the economy into its fourth recession since 1991.
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Japanese stocks may rise after a US government report showed accelerating job growth, suggesting that the world&#39;s largest economy is emerging from a midyear lull.
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Japan's economy got more good news Friday as the government said consumer prices rose for the fifth straight month and the jobless rate dropped in October.
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The Japanese economy was in recession for most of 2004 as official figures show three successive quarters of negative growth, upsetting forecasts as slower exports and consumption hit output.
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Confidence at Japanese companies fell to its lowest level in more than two years, a closely-watched Bank of Japan survey showed Friday, amid rising anxiety about a possible slowdown in the U.S. economy and recent market turmoil.
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Japan's unemployment rate improved in August while a key economic survey released Friday showed growing corporate optimism in the latest signs of a gradual rebound in the world's second largest economy.
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Consumer inflation surged by the largest amount in more than two years in November, led by gasoline prices. The cost of clothing, airline tickets and prescription drugs also jumped.
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Confidence among Japanâs big manufacturers deteriorated for the first time in seven quarters, although their capital spending plans were revised higher, the Bank of Japanâs âtankanâ survey for December showed on Wednesday.
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Japanese wholesale prices rose 3.4 percent in August from a year earlier, matching JulyÂs rise, which was the fastest pace of growth in more than 25 years, and signaling that inflationary pressure is gradually building on high oil prices. But the data is unlikely to heighten expectations of an early interest rate increase by the Bank of Japan because consumer price growth remains subdued, with companies still reluctant to fully pass on rising raw material costs to consumers. The 3.4 percent rise in the corporate goods price index matched economistsÂ consensus forecast as well as the year-to-year rise in July, which was the largest since March 1981, the Bank of Japan said.
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Japan's economic recovery remains on track despite figures Friday that showed a jump in the nation's jobless rate and a continued decline in consumer prices, the economy minister said.
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Slow growth in Japanese bank loans has ignited concerns that the world's second- biggest economy may head into a recession.
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The Japanese economy entered a technical recession after previous Gross Domestic Product figures were revised down to show three consecutive quarters of negative growth, but an official said the government was not ready to use the word recession.
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Japan's main stock index rose to a  near-seven year high on Monday on signs of a big department  store merger, and the dollar idled around multi-week lows amid  expectations the U.S. may cut interest rates this year.
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Masatsugu Asakawa has one of the busiest jobs in Tokyo these days: monitoring the US dollar&#39;s fluctuation against the Japanese yen.
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Japanese 10-year bonds fell after a US report showed retail sales rose more than economists expected last month, damping concern demand for Japan&#39;s goods will slow.