TOKYO -- Japan's gross domestic product dipped 2.1% on the month in September after adjusting for inflation, the Japan Center for Economic Research said Monday.
The center now expects the country's GDP to fall by 2.7% in the July-September period over the previous quarter, after expanding by 1.9% in April-June quarter from the three months preceding. Japan's Cabinet Office is set to announce the third-quarter figure on Nov. 15.