01644cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003731 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820652 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Japan : Staff Report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (62 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that the GDP growth in Japan slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter of 2004, after several quarters of above-trend growth. For the full year, GDP rose by 2.6 percent, well below expectations. A significant part of the shortfall reflected a shift to a chain-weighted methodology-growth on the old methodology was 3.6 percent. Pressure on labor markets from job shedding is slowly abating. Progress in corporate restructuring continues. Cash flow and profits remain buoyant; bankruptcies have fallen to a 10-year low and leverage continues to decline. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/273 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/273/002.2005.issue-273-en.xml IMF e-Library