Japan in Recession Tutor2u – February 2009
Darkness in the land of the rising sun 3.3% decline in real GDP in Q % decline in real GDP Risk that price deflation will take hold again Government debt is already 170% of GDP Likely that Japanese manufacturing will announce its first ‘collective’ loss ever Toyota, Nissan, Sony and Hitachi all downgrading sales and profits forecasts Big rise in corporate failurescorporate failures Exchange rate still appreciating! Probably because of the unwinding of the carry trade
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A slump in national output to rival the “lost decade” of the 1990s
Will price deflation return?
Land prices continue to fall
The collapse in trade
Chinese slowdown is hitting Japan
The rising yen hits exports
A descent into deficit
Manufacturing output is collapsing
Unemployment rises again
No room to cut interest rates
Stock prices flounder
Recession cuts capacity use
Confidence collapses