Economics
Japan’s Consumption Hangover Begins as Car Sales Decline
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Call it Japan’s Great Hangover.
Vehicle deliveries last month in Asia’s second-largest auto market fell to the lowest since December 2012 after Japan raised its consumption tax for the first time 17 years, according to industry figures released yesterday. In the run-up to the levy being increased 3 percentage points to 8 percent on April 1, sales had surged for seven straight months.