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Sales tax hike dents Japanese economy
Parvez Jabri
30 May, 2014
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2014/05/japan_flag0.jpg">TOKYO: Japan's economy stumbled last month as a sales tax hike and creeping inflation dented consumer spending and factory production, fresh data showed Friday, underscoring the fragility of the nation's recovery.</P><P>Despite some good news -- unemployment held at a seven-year low and Tokyo's war on deflation logged another victory -- the slate of economic data confirmed fears that jacking up the consumption tax would deal a blow to spending and the wider economy.</P><P>The ministry of economy, trade and industry downgraded its view on the output of the nation's factories, which contracted 2.5 percent in April, saying )