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In its monthly report for August released Thursday by the Cabinet Office, the government said the economy is “recovering at a moderate pace, although there are some areas where it is pausing.” Last month, it said the economy was “recovering at a moderate pace, although it appears to be pausing.”

In the April-June quarter, the economy posted a stronger-than-expected rebound after suffering its first contraction in two quarters in January-March, up a preliminary 0.8% on quarter, or an annualized 3.1%, as consumption and business investment picked up after having been hit by suspended output at Toyota group factories over a safety test scandal, Cabinet Office data released this month showed.