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Japan slips into recession, tax hike delay likely
Japan's economy unexpectedly slipped into recession in the July-September quarter, government data showed Monday, in an outcome that is likely to prod Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to postpone an unpopular consumption tax hike.
Gross domestic product -- the total value of goods and services produced at home -- contracted an annualized real 1.6 percent in the third quarter, following a revised 7.3 percent plunge in April-June, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report.
The GDP decline, which came in stark contrast to an average market forecast of a 2.0 percent expansion, corresponds to a 0.4 percent decrease on the quarter.
