TOKYO -- Japan's economy grew an annualized 0.9% in the July-September period from the previous three months, according to preliminary government figures issued on Friday, marking the second consecutive quarter of expansion as consumption increases.
The latest real gross domestic product growth rate compares with a median forecast of a gain of 0.7% among economists surveyed by QUICK, a Nikkei group company. In the second quarter, GDP expanded an annualized 2.2%, which was revised from the previous 2.9%.
