GDP October-December annual rate -6.3% minus for the first time in five quarters February 17 8:56

From the October to December last year announced by the Cabinet Office, GDP = Gross Domestic Product showed a real growth rate excluding price fluctuations of minus 1.6% compared to the previous three months, or a negative annualized rate It was 6.3%. GDP turned negative for the first time in five quarters as personal consumption declined due to the increase in the consumption tax rate.