Japan manufacturers' mood up: Reuters Tankan
Poll results suggest that the economy is emerging from recession, but service sector mood dips
Tokyo
CONFIDENCE among Japanese manufacturers bounced in December for the first time in four months and it is seen inching up ahead, a Reuters poll found, suggesting that the economy is slowly emerging from a recession.
In a sign of still-sluggish domestic demand, however, the service sector's mood slipped to the lowest level in a year as retailers were hit by weakness in private consumption, which accounts for about 60 per cent of the economy.
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