AI Data Insight
Japan's GDP growth rate for the first quarter of 2026 reached 0.6% year-on-year, a significant rebound from the previous value of 0.1%, showing solid resilience in the overall economy. Benefiting from the recovery in private consumption and strong exports driven by the depreciation of the yen, Japan has laid an expansionary foundation before facing the Middle East energy crisis; meanwhile, the persistently high GDP deflator has further strengthened market expectations for future gradual interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.