TOKYO -- Japan's economy appears to have contracted for the first time in six quarters in the July-September period as U.S. tariffs weighed on exports, according to estimates by private-sector economists.
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Japan's GDP declined in July-September on US tariffs, economists say
1st contraction in six quarters predicted at annualized 2.4%
U.S. tariffs and stagnation of real wages are two big components of the Japanese economy's expected first quarterly decline in more than a year. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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