TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy expanded an annualised 0.9% in the July-September quarter, government data showed on Friday, compared with a median market forecast for a 0.7% increase.

The rise in gross domestic product translated into a quarterly increase of 0.2%, matching the median estimate.

(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki and Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

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