Japan April household spending seen due to coronavirus emergency - Reuters poll
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's April household spending likely tumbled at the fastest pace in decades, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the nation's state of emergency to fight the spread of the coronavirus prompted people to stay home and businesses to close.The depth of the economic fallout from the pandemic in the current quarter has already been signaled by April data for exports, factory output and the jobs market, with the broader economy having already slipped into recession in the March..