Japan's economy expands 1.8% in January-March

TOKYO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 08th Jun, 2026) Japan's economy expanded an annualised real 1.8 percent in the January-March quarter, revised down from an initially reported increase of 2.1 percent as capital investment slowed, government data showed Monday.

In the latest GDP data, capital spending fell 0.

7 percent in the three months through March, revised down from a 0.3 percent increase, as investment in software and production machinery was weak.

Public investment was upgraded to a 1.5 percent rise from a 1.4 percent increase. Private consumption, which accounts for more than half of GDP, grew 0.35 percent in the quarter, revised up from the preliminary 0.27 percent.