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Japan GDP +0.5% On Quarter In Q3

Japan's gross domestic product was up 0.5 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Cabinet Office said in Thursday's preliminary reading.

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Japan's gross domestic product added 0.5 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Cabinet Office said in Thursday's preliminary reading. That beat forecasts for an increase of 0.4 percent, although it slowed from the 0.9 percent gain in the second quarter. On an annualized basis, GDP climbed 1.9 percent - also topping expectations for a gain of 1.7 percent but only half of the Q2 increase of 3.8 percent.

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Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 1.090 trillion yen in October, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - sliding into the red for the 15th consecutive month.

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The Bank of Japan on Thursday decided to keep its massive stimulus program unchanged while also retaining its outlook of a moderate economic recovery. At the end of a two-day meeting of the nine-member Policy Board, led by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, the central bank said it will keep the target for the monetary base expansion at an annual pace of JPY 60-70 trillion.

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Members of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy board stated that the country's economic growth will accelerate in the second half of fiscal year 2013, minutes from the board's October 31 meeting revealed on Tuesday.

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An index measuring corporate service prices in Japan was up 0.8 percent on year in October, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday, standing at 96.2.

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Members of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy board stated that the country's economic growth will accelerate in the second half of fiscal year 2013, minutes from the board's October 31 meeting revealed on Tuesday. But the members cautioned that the country's economic growth rate would slide considerably in fiscal year 2014.

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Japan will on Thursday release October figures for retail trade, setting the pace for a busy day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.

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Japan's key inflation gauge rose at the fastest pace in five years in October, government data revealed Friday, reinforcing expectations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to exit 15 years of deflation is taking effect. The core consumer price index, that excludes fresh food, increased 0.9 percent year-on-year in October, marking the fifth straight monthly gain in the index.

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An index measuring tertiary industry activity in Japan was down a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent in October compared to the previous month, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday, standing at 99.6.

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