TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s economy contracted an annualised 1.8% in the July-September quarter, government data showed on Monday, compared with a median market forecast for a 2.5% decrease.
The drop in gross domestic product translated into a quarterly decrease of 0.4%, compared with a median estimate of a 0.6% decline.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki and Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Jamie Freed)
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