TOKYO, May 19 : Japan's economy grew an annualised 2.1 per cent in the first quarter, government data showed on Tuesday, compared with the median market forecast for a 1.7 per cent gain.The growth in gross domestic product (GDP) translated into a quarterly increase of 0.5 per cent, which compared with the med

TOKYO, May 19 : Japan's economy grew an annualised 2.1 per cent in the first quarter, government data showed on Tuesday, compared with the median market forecast for a 1.7 per…

The figure beat projections of 0.4% from Reuters-polled economists, and against the 0.3% in the last quarter.