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TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter, marking the biggest drop since 1974 in another confirmation that the world's second-biggest economy is in a severe recession as the global economic crisis deepens.
It was bigger than market expectations for a 3.1 percent contraction and marked the third consecutive quarter of contraction for the first time in seven years.
Following is a table of October-December and revised July-September GDP data (in percent, median consensus market forecasts in parentheses:) ----------------------------------------------------
OCT-DEC JULY-SEPT ---------------------------------------------------- Qtr-on-qtr Real GDP -3.3 (-3.1) -0.6 Real GDP (annualised) -12.7 (-11.7) -2.3 Nominal GDP -1.7 -0.7 Nominal GDP (annualised) -6.6 -2.8 Gross Domestic Income -1.4 -1.0 ---------------------------------------------------- (in real terms) OCT-DEC JULY-SEPT ---------------------------------------------------- Private demand -0.6 -0.6
Private consumption -0.4 (-0.7) +0.3
Household spending -0.4 +0.3
Housing +5.7 (+0.5) +4.0
Capital spending -5.3 (-4.8) -3.4 ---------------------------------------------------- Public demand +0.9 -0.0
Government outlays +1.2 -0.2
Capital investment -0.6 +1.0 ---------------------------------------------------- External
Exports -13.9 +0.6
Imports +2.9 +1.7 Contribution to GDP
external demand -3.0 pct pt (-2.3) -0.1 pct pt
domestic demand -0.3 pct pt -0.4 pct pt ---------------------------------------------------- GDP deflator (yr-on-yr) +0.9 (+0.2) -1.6 Domestic demand deflator +0.4 +1.4
(yr-on-yr) ---------------------------------------------------- (Note figures may not tally due to rounding. Gross domestic income, which incorporates the impact of changes in terms of trade, measures the economy's capacity to generate income.)
To view the full tables, go to the Cabinet Office's Web site http://www.esri.cao.go.jp/en/sna/qe084/maine1.pdf (Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto)