Japan Says Economy Is ‘Picking Up,’ Keeps Evaluation
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The Japanese government kept its assessment of the economy unchanged in August and cut its evaluation of factory output after production fell the most in more than a year.
“The economy has been picking up steadily and the foundation for a self-sustaining recovery is being laid,” the Cabinet Office said in a monthly report in Tokyo today. The language was the same as that used in July.