Country Report: Japan

April average banks bilateral bn yen budget capital investment cars cent change on previous construction Consumer prices consumption tax continued Country Reports current account surplus deficit despite discount rate dollar Economist Intelligence Unit EIU forecast election electronics ERSITY European exchange rate expected exports Finance fiscal Foreign trade higher Housing starts import growth increase indices inflation Intelligence Unit Limited interest rates J-curve effect Japan Japan Country Japanese Kaifu labour shortages Lower House major Ministry money supply monthly Net domestic product OECD official opposition parties Outlook output overall overseas payments private consumption qtr 3 qtr quarter of 1989 real GNP growth Recruit Recruit Cosmos reform rise SAN DIEGO scandal seasonally adjusted sector semiconductor share SITY South Korea Takeshita Tokyo Tokyo Stock Exchange trade surplus trend UNIV UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Upper House wage yen appreciation