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Japan’s Pre-Emergency Growth Could Point to Resilience: Eco Week

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Japan’s economy could emerge from a damaging state of emergency this quarter on a less-shaky footing if growth at the end of last year was as strong as economists estimate.

The latest consensus is for an annualized expansion of 10.1% in the final three months of 2020, more than twice the size forecast in early December, buoyed by exports and a smaller-than-expected hit to consumer spending. Official gross domestic product figures are due Monday.