In Tuesday's coincident indicator index report, the government maintained its view that the economy was"worsening" in March, backing other data during that month and in April which paint a bleak outlook.
It was the fastest pace of decline since March 2011 when a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster hit Japan.
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