41.   Two consecutive quarters of negative growth would meet the definition of a recession.

42.   We are facing a slowdown at the moment but there is nothing in the indicators yet which suggests that there was negative growth in the second quarter.

43.   Yet if GDP shows negative growth in the fourth quarter, the psychological effect could be substantial.

44.   Positive growth was seen in electrical machinery while negative growth was recorded in the output of radios, television sets, and sound reproducing and recording equipment.

45.   A recession is commonly defined as two or more consecutive quarters of negative growth.

46.   A recession is considered to be two or more quarters of negative economic growth.

47.   A recession is generally defined as two quarters of negative growth.

48.   A second year of negative growth would be a postwar first for Japan.

49.   A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

50.   A second consecutive year of negative growth would be a postwar first for Japan.