TOKYO -- Japan's gross domestic product declined an annualized 1.4% in November from the previous month, marking the first drop in two months, according to an estimate released Monday by the Japan Center for Economic Research.
Economy marks first contraction in two months

Commuters cross a street in central Tokyo. Japan's GDP dropped 1.4% in November from the month before, according to the Japan Center for Economic Research. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
TOKYO -- Japan's gross domestic product declined an annualized 1.4% in November from the previous month, marking the first drop in two months, according to an estimate released Monday by the Japan Center for Economic Research.