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Japan avoids recession with surprise Q1 growth of 1.7 percent

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Video. Japan avoids recession with surprise Q1 growth of 1.7 percent

Updated: 18/05/2016 - 13:49 GMT+2

Japan's economy unexpectedly picked up in the first three months of 2016 with annualised growth of 1.7 percent but that was partly due to a boost to consumption as this is a leap year.

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