Fell 2.6% in July after a 1.4% fall in June but are up by 11.6% over the year to July
China 2nd Largest Economy
Japan’s output in Q2 was $1.288 trillion and this is just short of China’s at $1.339tn. For the year, China at around $5tr will still be well behind the U.S.'s nearly $15tn output. On current trends, it will take 10 years for China to overtake the US.