Japan's nominal GDP outgrows China's for first time in 46 years

2023 growth rates reverse due to deflationary pressure from housing, employment slumps

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With the country's property boom over, Beijing is funneling more funds to the manufacturing sector, an analyst said. © Reuters

YOHEI MATSUO and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- While Japan's nominal gross domestic product slipped below Germany's last year, making it the world's fourth-largest economy, the country's growth rate has surpassed that of China for the first time in almost half a century.

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