Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:19:23 GMT
Japanese economy expands less than forecasted
Economic growth in Japan was only 0.3% in the last quarter of 2013, the preliminary data showed on Monday. Moreover, the expansion pace for July-September quarter was revised down from 0.5% to 0.3%. Analysts expected a 0.7% GDP rise in Q4. On the annual basis, Japanese economy jumped 1%, however, analysts predicted a much stronger pace of increase – by