Economics
Japan Raises Economic Assessment for First Time in Seven Months
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Japan’s government raised its assessment of the economy for the first time since June, as global demand encourages companies to step up output.
The economy is beginning to show signs of a rebound, the Cabinet Office said in a monthly report in Tokyo today. It upgraded its evaluation of industrial production, which rose for the first time in six months in November, saying it was beginning to bottom out.