Japan's GDP grows 0.9% in July-September period

TOKYO, 15th November, 2024 (WAM) -- Japan's economy grew an annualised real 0.9 percent in the three months through September, expanding for the second straight quarter due to solid consumer spending on the back of a one-off income tax cut and higher summer bonuses, government data showed Friday.

In the third quarter of 2024, real gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased 0.2 percent from the Apri