Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation in Japan, 1960-1999 (in percent) 1960-199719981999 1997 Output growth rate 580.8-2.8-0.9 Unemployment rate 1.9344.149 Inflation rate 480.604-07 2003-6-22 82003-6-22 8 Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation in Japan, 1960-1999 (in percent) 1960- 1997 1997 1998 1999 Output growth rate 5.8 0.8 -2.8 -0.9 Unemployment rate 1.9 3.4 4.1 4.9 Inflation rate 4.8 0.6 0.4 -0.7