The global economy is expected to continue growing firmly for the time being. According to the January 2018 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global GDP growth rates for both 2018 and 2019 are expected to register relatively high growth of 3.9 percent, exceeding the long-term average since the 1990s (Chart 2).
Current Situation of Japan's Economic Activity As I noted at the beginning, Japan's economy is expanding moderately, supported in part by such growth in overseas economies. With regard to the corporate sector, exports have shown high growth mainly for capital goods and IT-related goods.