The economy grew at an annual rate of about 3.4 percent in the second quarter.

Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 9.3 percent in the third quarter, the Government reported.

The lead grew to 30 points in the third quarter and was never fewer than 10 after the first eight minutes.

Including the Office business, the three core businesses grew by an average of 8 percent in the quarter.

They were quick to point out that the national economy grew by more than 5 percent in the first quarter of this year.

The economy grew at a 4.3 percent rate in the first quarter, the best performance since 1984.

The economy grew just 0.3 percent in the first quarter from the fourth.

Productivity grew by 3 percent in the last quarter of 2006.

Loans at the bank grew by 3 percent in the second quarter.

Its computer services business grew by 17 percent in the fourth quarter.