Japan's Economy Shrinks 0.4%, Confirming Recession (Update4)
bloomberg.com 11/17/2008 — Japan's Economy Shrinks 0.4%, Confirming Recession (Update4) By Jason Clenfield Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's economy, the world's second largest, unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter, entering the first recession since 2001 as companies cut ...

Video: Economy Shrinks in 3rd Quarter
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 12/28/2008 — The US economy shrank by 0.5 percent in the third quarter. The Commerce Department said the decline was the steepest since 2001.

Japan's trap
web.mit.edu 10/10/2008 — Japan's trap

Video: Economy shrinks at fastest pace in 26 years
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 2/27/2009 — The economy contracted at a staggering 6.2 percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, as consumers and businesses ratcheted back spending, plunging the country deeper into recession.

Japan’s Economy Shrinks 1.8%, More Than Expected (Update2)
bloomberg.com 12/9/2008 — Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy shrank in the third quarter faster than the government initially estimated, after businesses cut spending and slashed inventories in anticipation of a prolonged recession. Gross domestic product contracted at an ...

U.S. Economy: Manufacturing Shrinks as Orders Plunge (Update1)
bloomberg.com 1/2/2009 — Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The decline in U.S. manufacturing deepened in December as demand for such products as cars, appliances and furniture reached the lowest level since at least 1948, signaling further cutbacks in factory jobs and production this ...

Japan's Economy Stabilises In March
japanjapan.blogspot.com 5/7/2009 — Japan's contraction showed signs of easing in March, even though the recession has now set in for the duration, the deepest point may well have been passed. The ship may be stable, but it is still far from being right side up.Industrial Output Up On The MonthJapan's industrial output rose in ...

U.S. Economy: GDP Shrinks in Worst Slump in 50 Years (Update3)
bloomberg.com 4/29/2009 — April 29 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy plunged again in the first quarter, making this the worst recession in at least half a century. Gross domestic product dropped at a 6.1 percent annual pace, weaker than forecast, after contracting at a 6.3 ...

Japan’s economy in free fall: What does this mean for NZ?
tvhe.co.nz 2/16/2009 — Japan’s economy contracted by 3.3% over the December quarter - a massive fall. To put this in context, the New Zealand economy has shrunk by 1% over the past nine months (to September) on the back of a drought induced recession. On the face of it this seems scary - Japan’s economy ...

FT.com / Europe - German economy shrinks 3.8%
ft.com 5/15/2009 — Germany’s economy contracted by a record 3.8 per cent at the start of this year – even more than feared – dragging down overall eurozone growth and confirming it has been the worst hit among the big European countries by the global downturn. The ...