GDP statistics, which describe overall economic conditions, have their own properties and limitations like any other statistics. Since our evaluation of the economy has incorporated these properties and limitations, the introduction of the new calculation method is not thought to affect our overall assessment of the economy.
Progress in structural adjustments supporting economic recovery The difference between this recovery and the two previous recovery phases since the bursting of the bubble is that, in both the corporate sector and the financial system, there has been progress in dealing with the structural factors affecting the Japanese economy, and as a result, the private sector has become more proactive.