Analysts project an average 2.1% economic expansion for the fourth quarter.
“Japan’s economic growth will remain elevated, mainly on domestic demand,” Masaaki Kanno, chief Japan economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co., said. “Especially from the first quarter, we expect reconstruction work in the Tohoku region to support the economy.”
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Max Chen contributed to this article.