Japan July-Sept. GDP Up Real 1.2 Pct

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's seasonally adjusted gross
domestic product rose a real 1.2 pct in July-September from the previous
quarter, up for the second straight quarter, the Cabinet Office said Monday.

At an annual rate, the GDP growth for the second quarter of fiscal
2009 came to 4.8 pct, the government agency said in a preliminary report.
The annualized result compared with the average estimate of 2.2 pct
growth among 10 private think tanks. Their estimates ranged from a 0.5 pct
rise to 3.6 pct growth.
In nominal terms, Japan's July-September GDP decreased 0.1 pct
quarter on quarter, posting an annualized drop of 0.3 pct.