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Japan / S1997ngdp_rpch · Hindsight | Envisioning

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Japan / S1997ngdp_rpch

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook, 1997-04, published 1997-05

Publishers Envisioning Hype Cycle explorer Forecast vs actual

Japan, real GDP growth in 1998: 2.939 %

Source

Verdict

Not graded yet.

What happened: -1.8 % (IMF WEO, April 2026)

Forecast error: +4.74 %

The same forecast in other editions

1997-042.939 %
1997-102.052 %
1998-04-0.015 %
1998-10-2.545 %

All captured fields

economy: Japan
economy code: 158
metric: real GDP growth
target year: 1998
horizon: next_year
value: 2.939
unit: %
confidence: high

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https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/imf-weo-1997-04-016

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Hindsight, claim imf-weo-1997-04-016. Envisioning. https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/imf-weo-1997-04-016

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