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Japan Q1 GDP shrinks 1.3%, hit by virus restrictions

  • The quarter-on-quarter fall came after the world's third-largest economy expanded for two quarters to December.
Published May 18, 2021 Updated May 18, 2021 10:05am
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TOKYO: Japan's economy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed virus restrictions in major cities as infections surged, data showed Tuesday.

The quarter-on-quarter fall came after the world's third-largest economy expanded for two quarters to December. It was driven by a slowdown in consumption after the government introduced stay-at-home requests.

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