Country Report:

April boost budget capital investment cars cent change on previous China companies construction consumer prices consumption tax continued Country Reports current account surplus deficit depreciation despite Diet dollar ECONOMIC POLICY Economist Intelligence Unit election European exchange expenditure exports external sector faction fall fiscal foreign funds gains growth rate higher interest rates imports increase inflation inflationary interest rates issues Japan Japan Country Japan Socialist Party Japanese Japanese banks Japanese government Kaifu keiretsu Komeito labour shortage land prices liberalisation loans major manufacturing minister Ministry Miti money supply October official oil prices opposition parties overseas payments percentage points political quarter of 1990 reform Retail rise Ryutaro Hashimoto share prices Shin Kanemaru shunto South Korea stock market Taro Nakayama Tokyo Toshiki Kaifu trade surplus trends wage workers World Trade Forecast yen appreciation