２４年世界成長、３．２％　日本は０．２ポイント引き下げ―ＩＭＦ予測

　【ワシントン時事】国際通貨基金（ＩＭＦ）は１６日発表した最新の世界経済見通しで、２０２４年の世界全体の成長率を３．２％と、前回４月時点の予測を維持した。日米を引き下げる一方、中国やインドを引き上げた。２５年の世界成長は３．３％と、０．１ポイントの上方修正。
　日本の２４年の成長率は０．７％と、０．２ポイント引き下げた。認証不正問題による一部自動車メーカーの生産停止や、民間投資の鈍化が響いた。ただＩＭＦは、春闘での大幅な賃上げが「年後半からの個人消費好転を支える」と予測した。２５年の見通しは１．０％で変えなかった。（2024/07/16-22:03）

The International Monetary Fund kept its 2024 global economic growth forecast unchanged in a quarterly update of its World Economic Outlook report on Tuesday, while downgrading Japan's growth outlook.
   The IMF projected the global economy will grow 3.2 pct in 2024, unchanged from its previous April forecast, and 3.3 pct in 2025, up 0.1 point.
   For Japan, the organization lowered its 2024 growth estimate by 0.2 point to 0.7 pct, citing temporary production suspensions at some automakers over their vehicle test cheating scandals, as well as weak private investment.
   Meanwhile, it maintained its 2025 growth projection for Japan at 1.0 pct, saying that "strong" wage increases achieved in this spring's "shunto" labor-management negotiations are "expected to support a turnaround in private consumption starting in the second half" of this year.
   Among other economies, 2024 economic growth is put at 2.6 pct for the United States, down 0.1 point, 5.0 pct for China, up 0.4 point, and 7.0 pct for India, up 0.2 point.