１～３月期ＧＤＰ、年１．７％減　自動車不正や能登地震で―民間予測

　民間シンクタンク１０社による１～３月期の実質ＧＤＰ（国内総生産）速報値の予測が３０日、出そろった。１０社の平均は前期比０．４％減、この成長ペースが１年続いた場合の年率換算では１．７％減となる。自動車メーカーによる認証不正問題や１月の能登半島地震の影響により、２四半期ぶりのマイナス成長を見込む。（2024/04/30-22:16）

Japan's real gross domestic product in January-March is believed to have logged an annualized decrease of 1.7 pct from the previous quarter, according to think tanks.
   The figure is the average estimate among 10 private-sector think tanks.
   The retreat of 0.4 pct on a nonannualized basis, the first negative growth in two quarters, reflects fraudulent testing scandals at Japanese automakers as well as the impact of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day.
   The Cabinet Office is scheduled to release its preliminary GDP data for January-March on May 16.
   Private consumption, a pillar of domestic demand, is estimated to have declined 0.1 pct due to sluggish new automobile sales and the weakening of consumers' purchasing power amid inflation.