Thu, 16 May 2013 10:21:04 GMT
Japan's GDP rises in Q1 by 0.9%
Economic performance of Japan accelerated by 0.9% in the first three months of this year compared to the Q4, a report released by the Cabinet Office showed on Thursday. The gross domestic product was originally expected to expand by 0.7% on a sequential basis, while on a yearly basis the country's GDP rose 3.5% topping projections of 2.7% advance.