Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (July 2016, The Bank's View) [PDF 1,219KB] (Bank of Japan)

(Source: Bank of Japan) The Bank's View 1 Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (July 2016) Summary July 29, 2016 Bank of Japan • Japan's economy has continued its moderate recovery trend, although exports and production have been sluggish due mainly to the effects of the slowdown in emerging economies. Looking ahead, sluggishness is expected to remain in exports and production for some time, and the pace of economic recovery is likely to remain ,slow. Thereafter, domestic demand is likely to follow an uptrend, with a virtuous cycle from income to spending being maintained in both the household and corporate sectors, and exports are expected to head toward a moderate increase as overseas...